Nucleic acid and corresponding protein entitled 151p3d4 useful in treatment and detection of cancer

ABSTRACT

A novel gene (designated 151P3D4) and its encoded protein, and variants thereof, are described wherein 151P3D4 exhibits tissue specific expression in normal adult tissue, and is aberrantly expressed in the cancers listed in Table I. Consequently, 151P3D4 provides a diagnostic, prognostic, prophylactic and/or therapeutic target for cancer. The 151P3D4 gene or fragment thereof, or its encoded protein, or variants thereof, or a fragment thereof, can be used to elicit a humoral or cellular immune response; antibodies or T cells reactive with 151P3D4 can be used in active or passive immunization.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 10/120,907 filed Apr. 9, 2002, which claims priority from U.S. Ser. No. 60/282,739 filed Apr. 10, 2001, and U.S. Ser. No. 60/286,630 filed Apr. 25, 2001. The contents of these applications are hereby incorporated by reference herein in their entirety.

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This application is being filed electronically via the USPTO EFS-WEB server, as authorized and set forth in MPEP §1730 II.B.2(a)(A), and this electronic filing includes an electronically submitted sequence (SEQ ID) listing. The entire content of this sequence listing is herein incorporated by reference for all purposes. The sequence listing is identified on the electronically filed .txt file as follows:

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The invention described herein relates to a gene and its encoded protein, termed 151P3D4, expressed in certain cancers, and to diagnostic and therapeutic methods and compositions useful in the management of cancers that express 151P3D4.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Cancer is the second leading cause of human death next to coronary disease. Worldwide, millions of people die from cancer every year. In the United States alone, as reported by the American Cancer Society, cancer causes the death of well over a half-million people annually, with over 1.2 million new cases diagnosed per year. While deaths from heart disease have been declining significantly, those resulting from cancer generally are on the rise. In the early part of the next century, cancer is predicted to become the leading cause of death.

Worldwide, several cancers stand out as the leading killers. In particular, carcinomas of the lung, prostate, breast, colon, pancreas, and ovary represent the primary causes of cancer death. These and virtually all other carcinomas share a common lethal feature. With very few exceptions, metastatic disease from a carcinoma is fatal. Moreover, even for those cancer patients who initially survive their primary cancers, common experience has shown that their lives are dramatically altered. Many cancer patients experience strong anxieties driven by the awareness of the potential for recurrence or treatment failure. Many cancer patients experience physical debilitations following treatment. Furthermore, many cancer patients experience a recurrence.

Worldwide, prostate cancer is the fourth most prevalent cancer in men. In North America and Northern Europe, it is by far the most common cancer in males and is the second leading cause of cancer death in men. In the United States alone, well over 30,000 men die annually of this disease—second only to lung cancer. Despite the magnitude of these figures, there is still no effective treatment for metastatic prostate cancer. Surgical prostatectomy, radiation therapy, hormone ablation therapy, surgical castration and chemotherapy continue to be the main treatment modalities. Unfortunately, these treatments are ineffective for many and are often associated with undesirable consequences.

On the diagnostic front, the lack of a prostate tumor marker that can accurately detect early-stage, localized tumors remains a significant limitation in the diagnosis and management of this disease. Although the serum prostate specific antigen (PSA) assay has been a very useful tool, however its specificity and general utility is widely regarded as lacking in several important respects.

Progress in identifying additional specific markers for prostate cancer has been improved by the generation of prostate cancer xenografts that can recapitulate different stages of the disease in mice. The LAPC (Los Angeles Prostate Cancer) xenografts are prostate cancer xenografts that have survived passage in severe combined immune deficient (SCID) mice and have exhibited the capacity to mimic the transition from androgen dependence to androgen independence (Klein et al., 1997, Nat. Med. 3:402). More recently identified prostate cancer markers include PCTA-1 (Su et al., 1996, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 93: 7252), prostate-specific membrane (PSM) antigen (Pinto et al., Clin Cancer Res 1996 September 2 (9): 1445-51), STEAP (Hubert, et al., Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 1999 Dec. 7; 96 (25): 14523-8) and prostate stem cell antigen (PSCA) (Reiter et al., 1998, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 95: 1735).

While previously identified markers such as PSA, PSM, PCTA and PSCA have facilitated efforts to diagnose and treat prostate cancer, there is need for the identification of additional markers and therapeutic targets for prostate and related cancers in order to further improve diagnosis and therapy.

Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) accounts for approximately 3 percent of adult malignancies. Once adenomas reach a diameter of 2 to 3 cm, malignant potential exists. In the adult, the two principal malignant renal tumors are renal cell adenocarcinoma and transitional cell carcinoma of the renal pelvis or ureter. The incidence of renal cell adenocarcinoma is estimated at more than 29,000 cases in the United States, and more than 11,600 patients died of this disease in 1998. Transitional cell carcinoma is less frequent, with an incidence of approximately 500 cases per year in the United States.

Surgery has been the primary therapy for renal cell adenocarcinoma for many decades. Until recently, metastatic disease has been refractory to any systemic therapy. With recent developments in systemic therapies, particularly immunotherapies, metastatic renal cell carcinoma may be approached aggressively in appropriate patients with a possibility of durable responses. Nevertheless, there is a remaining need for effective therapies for these patients.

Of all new cases of cancer in the United States, bladder cancer represents approximately 5 percent in men (fifth most common neoplasm) and 3 percent in women (eighth most common neoplasm). The incidence is increasing slowly, concurrent with an increasing older population. In 1998, there was an estimated 54,500 cases, including 39,500 in men and 15,000 in women. The age-adjusted incidence in the United States is 32 per 100,000 for men and 8 per 100,000 in women. The historic male/female ratio of 3:1 may be decreasing related to smoking patterns in women. There were an estimated 11,000 deaths from bladder cancer in 1998 (7,800 in men and 3,900 in women). Bladder cancer incidence and mortality strongly increase with age and will be an increasing problem as the population becomes more elderly.

Most bladder cancers recur in the bladder. Bladder cancer is managed with a combination of transurethral resection of the bladder (TUR) and intravesical chemotherapy or immunotherapy. The multifocal and recurrent nature of bladder cancer points out the limitations of TUR. Most muscle-invasive cancers are not cured by TUR alone. Radical cystectomy and urinary diversion is the most effective means to eliminate the cancer but carry an undeniable impact on urinary and sexual function. There continues to be a significant need for treatment modalities that are beneficial for bladder cancer patients.

An estimated 130,200 cases of colorectal cancer occurred in 2000 in the United States, including 93,800 cases of colon cancer and 36,400 of rectal cancer. Colorectal cancers are the third most common cancers in men and women. Incidence rates declined significantly during 1992-1996 (−2.1% per year). Research suggests that these declines have been due to increased screening and polyp removal, preventing progression of polyps to invasive cancers. There were an estimated 56,300 deaths (47,700 from colon cancer, 8,600 from rectal cancer) in 2000, accounting for about 11% of all U.S. cancer deaths.

At present, surgery is the most common form of therapy for colorectal cancer, and for cancers that have not spread, it is frequently curative. Chemotherapy, or chemotherapy plus radiation, is given before or after surgery to most patients whose cancer has deeply perforated the bowel wall or has spread to the lymph nodes. A permanent colostomy (creation of an abdominal opening for elimination of body wastes) is occasionally needed for colon cancer and is infrequently required for rectal cancer. There continues to be a need for effective diagnostic and treatment modalities for colorectal cancer.

There were an estimated 164,100 new cases of lung and bronchial cancer in 2000, accounting for 14% of all U.S. cancer diagnoses. The incidence rate of lung and bronchial cancer is declining significantly in men, from a high of 86.5 per 100,000 in 1984 to 70.0 in 1996. In the 1990s, the rate of increase among women began to slow. In 1996, the incidence rate in women was 42.3 per 100,000.

Lung and bronchial cancer caused an estimated 156,900 deaths in 2000, accounting for 28% of all cancer deaths. During 1992-1996, mortality from lung cancer declined significantly among men (−1.7% per year) while rates for women were still significantly increasing (0.9% per year). Since 1987, more women have died each year of lung cancer than breast cancer, which, for over 40 years, was the major cause of cancer death in women. Decreasing lung cancer incidence and mortality rates most likely resulted from decreased smoking rates over the previous 30 years; however, decreasing smoking patterns among women lag behind those of men. Of concern, although the declines in adult tobacco use have slowed, tobacco use in youth is increasing again.

Treatment options for lung and bronchial cancer are determined by the type and stage of the cancer and include surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy. For many localized cancers, surgery is usually the treatment of choice. Because the disease has usually spread by the time it is discovered, radiation therapy and chemotherapy are often needed in combination with surgery. Chemotherapy alone or combined with radiation is the treatment of choice for small cell lung cancer; on this regimen, a large percentage of patients experience remission, which in some cases is long lasting. There is however, an ongoing need for effective treatment and diagnostic approaches for lung and bronchial cancers.

An estimated 182,800 new invasive cases of breast cancer were expected to occur among women in the United States during 2000. Additionally, about 1,400 new cases of breast cancer were expected to be diagnosed in men in 2000. After increasing about 4% per year in the 1980s, breast cancer incidence rates in women have leveled off in the 1990s to about 110.6 cases per 100,000.

In the U.S. alone, there were an estimated 41,200 deaths (40,800 women, 400 men) in 2000 due to breast cancer. Breast cancer ranks second among cancer deaths in women. According to the most recent data, mortality rates declined significantly during 1992-1996 with the largest decreases in younger women, both white and black. These decreases were probably the result of earlier detection and improved treatment.

Taking into account the medical circumstances and the patient's preferences, treatment of breast cancer may involve lumpectomy (local removal of the tumor) and removal of the lymph nodes under the arm; mastectomy (surgical removal of the breast) and removal of the lymph nodes under the arm; radiation therapy; chemotherapy; or hormone therapy. Often, two or more methods are used in combination. Numerous studies have shown that, for early stage disease, long-term survival rates after lumpectomy plus radiotherapy are similar to survival rates after modified radical mastectomy. Significant advances in reconstruction techniques provide several options for breast reconstruction after mastectomy. Recently, such reconstruction has been done at the same time as the mastectomy.

Local excision of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) with adequate amounts of surrounding normal breast tissue may prevent the local recurrence of the DCIS. Radiation to the breast and/or tamoxifen may reduce the chance of DCIS occurring in the remaining breast tissue. This is important because DCIS, if left untreated, may develop into invasive breast cancer. Nevertheless, there are serious side effects or sequelae to these treatments. There is, therefore, a need for efficacious breast cancer treatments.

There were an estimated 23,100 new cases of ovarian cancer in the United States in 2000. It accounts for 4% of all cancers among women and ranks second among gynecologic cancers. During 1992-1996, ovarian cancer incidence rates were significantly declining. Consequent to ovarian cancer, there were an estimated 14,000 deaths in 2000. Ovarian cancer causes more deaths than any other cancer of the female reproductive system.

Surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy are treatment options for ovarian cancer. Surgery usually includes the removal of one or both ovaries, the fallopian tubes (salpingo-oophorectomy), and the uterus (hysterectomy). In some very early tumors, only the involved ovary will be removed, especially in young women who wish to have children. In advanced disease, an attempt is made to remove all intra-abdominal disease to enhance the effect of chemotherapy. There continues to be an important need for effective treatment options for ovarian cancer.

There were an estimated 28,300 new cases of pancreatic cancer in the United States in 2000. Over the past 20 years, rates of pancreatic cancer have declined in men. Rates among women have remained approximately constant but may be beginning to decline. Pancreatic cancer caused an estimated 28,200 deaths in 2000 in the United States. Over the past 20 years, there has been a slight but significant decrease in mortality rates among men (about −0.9% per year) while rates have increased slightly among women.

Surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy are treatment options for pancreatic cancer. These treatment options can extend survival and/or relieve symptoms in many patients but are not likely to produce a cure for most. There is a significant need for additional therapeutic and diagnostic options for pancreatic cancer.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a gene, designated 151P3D4, that has now been found to be over-expressed in the cancer(s) listed in Table I. Northern blot expression analysis of 151P3D4 gene expression in normal tissues shows a restricted expression pattern in adult tissues. The nucleotide (FIG. 2) and amino acid (FIG. 2, and FIG. 3) sequences of 151P3D4 are provided. The tissue-related profile of 151P3D4 in normal adult tissues, combined with the over-expression observed in the tissues listed in Table I, shows that 151P3D4 is aberrantly over-expressed in at least some cancers, and thus serves as a useful diagnostic, prophylactic, prognostic, and/or therapeutic target for cancers of the tissue(s) such as those listed in Table I.

The invention provides polynucleotides corresponding or complementary to all or part of the 151P3D4 genes, mRNAs, and/or coding sequences, preferably in isolated form, including polynucleotides encoding 151P3D4-related proteins and fragments of 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, or more than 25 contiguous amino acids; at least 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 80, 85, 90, 95, 100 or more than 100 contiguous amino acids of a 151P3D4-related protein, as well as the peptides/proteins themselves; DNA, RNA, DNA/RNA hybrids, and related molecules, polynucleotides or oligonucleotides complementary or having at least a 90% homology to the 151P3D4 genes or mRNA sequences or parts thereof, and polynucleotides or oligonucleotides that hybridize to the 151P3D4 genes, mRNAs, or to 151P3D4-encoding polynucleotides. Also provided are means for isolating cDNAs and the genes encoding 151P3D4. Recombinant DNA molecules containing 151P3D4 polynucleotides, cells transformed or transduced with such molecules, and host-vector systems for the expression of 151P3D4 gene products are also provided. The invention further provides antibodies that bind to 151P3D4 proteins and polypeptide fragments thereof, including polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies, murine and other mammalian antibodies, chimeric antibodies, humanized and fully human antibodies, and antibodies labeled with a detectable marker or therapeutic agent. In certain embodiments there is a proviso that the entire nucleic acid sequence of FIG. 2 is not encoded and/or the entire amino acid sequence of FIG. 2 is not prepared. In certain embodiments, the entire nucleic acid sequence of FIG. 2 is encoded and/or the entire amino acid sequence of FIG. 2 is prepared, either of which are in respective human unit dose forms.

The invention further provides methods for detecting the presence and status of 151P3D4 polynucleotides and proteins in various biological samples, as well as methods for identifying cells that express 151P3D4. A typical embodiment of this invention provides methods for monitoring 151P3D4 gene products in a tissue or hematology sample having or suspected of having some form of growth dysregulation such as cancer.

The invention further provides various immunogenic or therapeutic compositions and strategies for treating cancers that express 151P3D4 such as cancers of tissues listed in Table I, including therapies aimed at inhibiting the transcription, translation, processing or function of 151P3D4 as well as cancer vaccines. In one aspect, the invention provides compositions, and methods comprising them, for treating a cancer that expresses 151P3D4 in a human subject wherein the composition comprises a carrier suitable for human use and a human unit dose of one or more than one agent that inhibits the production or function of 151P3D4. Preferably, the carrier is a uniquely human carrier. In another aspect of the invention, the agent is a moiety that is immunoreactive with 151P3D4 protein. Non-limiting examples of such moieties include, but are not limited to, antibodies (such as single chain, monoclonal, polyclonal, humanized, chimeric, or human antibodies), functional equivalents thereof (whether naturally occurring or synthetic), and combinations thereof. The antibodies can be conjugated to a diagnostic or therapeutic moiety. In another aspect, the agent is a small molecule as defined herein.

In another aspect, the agent comprises one or more than one peptide which comprises a cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) epitope that binds an HLA class I molecule in a human to elicit a CTL response to 151P3D4 and/or one or more than one peptide which comprises a helper T lymphocyte (HTL) epitope which binds an HLA class II molecule in a human to elicit an HTL response. The peptides of the invention may be on the same or on one or more separate polypeptide molecules. In a further aspect of the invention, the agent comprises one or more than one nucleic acid molecule that expresses one or more than one of the CTL or HTL response stimulating peptides as described above. In yet another aspect of the invention, the one or more than one nucleic acid molecule may express a moiety that is immunologically reactive with 151P3D4 as described above. The one or more than one nucleic acid molecule may also be, or encodes, a molecule that inhibits production of 151P3D4. Non-limiting examples of such molecules include, but are not limited to, those complementary to a nucleotide sequence essential for production of 151P3D4 (e.g. antisense sequences or molecules that form a triple helix with a nucleotide double helix essential for 151P3D4 production) or a ribozyme effective to lyse 151P3D4 mRNA.

Another embodiment of the invention is antibody epitopes which comprise a peptide regions, or an oligonucleotide encoding the peptide region, that has one two, three, four, or five of the following characteristics:

i) a peptide region of at least 5 amino acids of a particular peptide of FIG. 3, in any whole number increment up to the full length of that protein in FIG. 3, that includes an amino acid position having a value equal to or greater than 0.5, 0.6, 0.7, 0.8, 0.9, or having a value equal to 1.0, in the Hydrophilicity profile of FIG. 5;

ii) a peptide region of at least 5 amino acids of a particular peptide of FIG. 3, in any whole number increment up to the full length of that protein in FIG. 3, that includes an amino acid position having a value equal to or less than 0.5, 0.4, 0.3, 0.2, 0.1, or having a value equal to 0.0, in the Hydropathicity profile of FIG. 6;

iii) a peptide region of at least 5 amino acids of a particular peptide of FIG. 3, in any whole number increment up to the full length of that protein in FIG. 3, that includes an amino acid position having a value equal to or greater than 0.5, 0.6, 0.7, 0.8, 0.9, or having a value equal to 1.0, in the Percent Accessible Residues profile of FIG. 7;

iv) a peptide region of at least 5 amino acids of a particular peptide of FIG. 3, in any whole number increment up to the full length of that protein in FIG. 3, that includes an amino acid position having a value equal to or greater than 0.5, 0.6, 0.7, 0.8, 0.9, or having a value equal to 1.0, in the Average Flexibility profile of FIG. 8; or

v) a peptide region of at least 5 amino acids of a particular peptide of FIG. 3, in any whole number increment up to the full length of that protein in FIG. 3, that includes an amino acid position having a value equal to or greater than 0.5, 0.6, 0.7, 0.8, 0.9, or having a value equal to 1.0, in the Beta-turn profile of FIG. 9.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

FIG. 1. The 151P3D4 SSH sequence of 417 nucleotides.

FIG. 2. The cDNA and amino acid sequence of 151P3D4 v.1 clone 1-placenta (also called “151P3D4 v.1” or “151P3D4 variant 1”) is shown in FIG. 2A. The start methionine is underlined. The open reading frame extends from nucleic acid 316-1380 including the stop codon. The cDNA and amino acid sequence of 151P3D4 variant 2 (also called “151P3D4 v.2”) is shown in FIG. 2B. The codon for the start methionine is underlined. The open reading frame extends from nucleic acid 1-2166 including the stop codon. The cDNA and amino acid sequence of 151P3D4 variant 3 (also called “151P3D4 v.3”) is shown in FIG. 2C. The codon for the start methionine is underlined. The open reading frame extends from nucleic acid 316-1380 including the stop codon. The cDNA and amino acid sequence of 151P3D4 variant 4 (also called “151P3D4 v.4”) is shown in FIG. 2D. The codon for the start methionine is underlined. The open reading frame extends from nucleic acid 316-1380 including the stop codon. The cDNA and amino acid sequence of 151P3D4 variant 5 (also called “151P3D4 v.5”) is shown in FIG. 2E. The codon for the start methionine is underlined. The open reading frame extends from nucleic acid 316-1380 including the stop codon. The cDNA and amino acid sequence of 151P3D4 variant 6 (also called “151P3D4 v.6”) is shown in FIG. 2F. The codon for the start methionine is underlined. The open reading frame extends from nucleic acid 316-1380 including the stop codon. The cDNA and amino acid sequence of 151P3D4 variant 7 (also called “151P3D4 v.7”) is shown in FIG. 2G. The codon for the start methionine is underlined. The open reading frame extends from nucleic acid 316-1380 including the stop codon. The cDNA and amino acid sequence of 151P3D4 variant 8 (also called “151P3D4 v.8”) is shown in FIG. 2H. The codon for the start methionine is underlined. The open reading frame extends from nucleic acid 316-1380 including the stop codon. The cDNA and amino acid sequence of 151P3D4 variant 9 (also called “151P3D4 v.9”) is shown in FIG. 2I. The codon for the start methionine is underlined. The open reading frame extends from nucleic acid 316-1380 including the stop codon. The cDNA and amino acid sequence of 151P3D4 variant 10 (also called “151P3D4 v.10”) is shown in FIG. 2J. The codon for the start methionine is underlined. The open reading frame extends from nucleic acid 316-1380 including the stop codon. The cDNA and amino acid sequence of 151P3D4 variant 11 (also called “151P3D4 v.11”) is shown in FIG. 2K. The codon for the start methionine is underlined. The open reading frame extends from nucleic acid 316-1380 including the stop codon. As used herein, a reference to 151P3D4 includes all variants thereof, including those shown in FIGS. 10 and 12.

FIG. 3. Amino acid sequence of 151P3D4 v.1 is shown in FIG. 3A; it has 354 amino acids. The amino acid sequence of 151P3D4 v.2 is shown in FIG. 3B; it has 721 amino acids. As used herein, a reference to 151P3D4 includes all variants thereof, including those shown in FIGS. 11 and 12.

FIG. 4. The nucleic acid sequence alignment of 151P3D4 v.1 with the mRNA for human cartilage link protein is shown in FIG. 4A. The amino acid sequence alignments of 151P3D4 v.1 with human cartilage link protein (4B), mouse cartilage link protein (4C), 151P3D4 v.2 (4D), hypothetical protein XP_(—)094318 (4E), bovine cartilage link protein (4F), and rat cartilage link protein (4G) are shown in FIGS. 4B-4G. The amino acid sequence alignments of 151P3D4 v.2 with human cartilage link protein is shown in FIG. 4H. The clustal alignment of 151P3D4 v.1 and 151P3D4 v.2 is shown in FIG. 4I.

FIG. 5. Hydrophilicity amino acid profile of A) 151P3D4 v.1 and B) 151P3D4 v.2, determined by computer algorithm sequence analysis using the method of Hopp and Woods (Hopp T. P., Woods K. R., 1981. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 78:3824-3828) accessed on the Protscale Internet website (expasy.ch/cgi-bin/protscale.pl) through the ExPasy molecular biology server.

FIG. 6. Hydropathicity amino acid profile of A) 151P3D4 v.1 and B) 151P3D4 v.2, determined by computer algorithm sequence analysis using the method of Kyte and Doolittle (Kyte J., Doolittle R. F., 1982. J. Mol. Biol. 157:105-132) accessed on the ProtScale Internet website (expasy.ch/cgi-bin/protscale.pl) through the ExPasy molecular biology server.

FIG. 7. Percent accessible residues amino acid profile of A) 151P3D4 v.1 and B) 151P3D4 v.2, determined by computer algorithm sequence analysis using the method of Janin (Janin J., 1979 Nature 277:491-492) accessed on the ProtScale Internet website (expasy.ch/cgi-bin/protscale.pl) through the ExPasy molecular biology server.

FIG. 8. Average flexibility amino acid profile of A) 151P3D4 v.1 and B) 151P3D4 v.2, determined by computer algorithm sequence analysis using the method of Bhaskaran and Ponnuswamy (Bhaskaran R., and Ponnuswamy P. K., 1988. Int. J. Pept. Protein Res. 32:242-255) accessed on the ProtScale Internet website (expasy.ch/cgi-bin/protscale.pl) through the ExPasy molecular biology server.

FIG. 9. Beta-turn amino acid profile of A) 151P3D4 v.1 and B) 151P3D4 v.2, determined by computer algorithm sequence analysis using the method of Deleage and Roux (Deleage, G., Roux B. 1987 Protein Engineering 1:289-294) accessed on the ProtScale Internet website (expasy.ch/cgi-bin/protscale.pl) through the ExPasy molecular biology server.

FIG. 10. Schematic display of nucleotide variants of 151P3D4. Schematic alignment of Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) variants of 151P3D4. Variants 151P3D4 v.3 through v.11 are variants with single nucleotide differences. Though these SNP variants are shown separately, they could also occur in any combinations and in any one of the transcript variants that contains the base pairs. Numbers correspond to those of 151P3D4 v.1. The black boxes show the same sequence as 151P3D4 v.1. SNPs are indicated above the boxes.

FIG. 11. Schematic alignment of protein variants of 151P3D4. Nucleotide variants 151P3D4 v.2 through v.9 in FIG. 10 code for the same protein as 151P3D4 v.1. Variants 151P3D4 v.2 codes for a protein that shares 321 aa with 151P3D4 v.1. Boxes with the same fill pattern represent the same sequence. Numbers in “( )” underneath the boxes correspond to 151P3D4 v.1.

FIG. 12. Schematic alignment of transcript variants of 151P3D4. Variant 151P3D4 v.2 is an alternative transcript, which shares the last three exons with 151P3D4 v.1. The first two exons of 151P3D4 v.1 are located in the sixth intron (between exons 6 and 7) of 151P3D4 v.2. Numbers in “( )” underneath the boxes correspond to those of 151P3D4 v.2. Boxes with the same fill pattern represent the same sequence.

FIG. 13. Secondary structure prediction for 151P3D4 protein variants. The secondary structure of 151P3D4 protein variants 1 and 2 (Figures A (SEQ ID NO. 66) and B (SEQ ID NO. 67), respectively) were predicted using the HNN—Hierarchical Neural Network method (Guermeur, 1997, located on the World Wide Web at: pbil.ibcp.fr/cgi-bin/npsa_automat.pl?page=npsa_nn.html), accessed from the ExPasy molecular biology server from Internet website (expasy.ch/tools/). This method predicts the presence and location of alpha helices, extended strands, and random coils from the primary protein sequence. The percent of the protein in a given secondary structure is also listed.

FIG. 14. Expression of 151P3D4 by RT-PCR. First strand cDNA was prepared from vital pool 1 (liver, lung and kidney), vital pool 2 (pancreas, colon and stomach), bladder cancer pool, kidney cancer pool, colon cancer pool, lung cancer pool, ovary cancer pool, breast cancer pool, and cancer metastasis pool. Normalization was performed by PCR using primers to actin and GAPDH. Semi-quantitative PCR, using primers to 151P3D4, was performed at 26 and 30 cycles of amplification. Results show strong expression of 151P3D4 in ovary cancer pool. Expression of 151P3D4 was also detected in bladder cancer pool, kidney cancer pool, colon cancer pool, lung cancer pool, breast cancer pool, cancer metastasis pool, vital pool 2, but not in vital pool 1.

FIG. 15. Expression of 151P3D4 in normal tissues. Two multiple tissue northern blots (Clontech) both with 2 μg of mRNA/lane were probed with the 151P3D4 sequence. Size standards in kilobases (kb) are indicated on the side. Results show expression of 151P3D4 in small intestine and placenta. Lower level expression was also detected in heart and colon, but not in the other normal tissues tested.

FIG. 16. Expression of 151P3D4 in bladder cancer patient tissues. RNA was extracted from normal bladder (NB), bladder cancer cell lines (CL: UM-UC-3, J82, SCaBER), bladder cancer patient tumors (T) and normal adjacent tissue (NAT). Northern blots with 10 μg of total RNA were probed with the 151P3D4 SSH sequence. Size standards in kilobases are indicated on the side. Results show expression of 151P3D4 in patient bladder cancer tissues, and in UM-UC-3 bladder cancer cell lines, but not in normal bladder nor in the other bladder cancer cell lines tested.

FIG. 17. Expression of 151P3D4 in kidney cancer patient tissues. RNA was extracted from kidney cancer cell lines (CL: 769-P, A498, SW839), normal kidney (NK), kidney cancer patient tumors (T) and their normal adjacent tissues (NAT). Northern blots with 10 μg of total RNA were probed with the 151P3D4 SSH sequence. Size standards in kilobases are on the side. Results show expression of 151P3D4 in patient kidney tumor tissues, but not in normal kidney, nor in the cell lines tested.

FIG. 18. Expression of 151P3D4 in ovary cancer patient tissues. RNA was extracted from ovary and cervical cancer cell lines (CL), normal ovary (N), and ovary cancer patient tumor (T). Northern blots with 10 μg of total RNA were probed with the 151P3D4 SSH sequence. Size standards in kilobases are on the side. Results show strong expression of 151P3D4 in patient ovary cancer tissues, but not in normal ovary nor in the ovary and cervical cancer cell lines.

FIG. 19. Expression of 151P3D4 in stomach and uterus human cancer specimens. Expression of 151P3D4 was assayed in a panel of human stomach and uterus cancers (T) and their respective matched normal tissues (N) on RNA dot blots. 151P3D4 expression was seen in both stomach and uterus cancers.

FIG. 20. 151P3D4 expression in 293T cells following transfection. 293T cells were transfected with either 151P3D4.pcDNA3.1/mychis or pcDNA3.1/mychis vector control. Forty hours later, cell lysates were collected. Samples were run on an SDS-PAGE acrylamide gel, blotted and stained with anti-his antibody. The blot was developed using the ECL chemiluminescence kit and visualized by autoradiography. Results show expression of 151P3D4 from the 151P3D4.pcDNA3.1/mychis mammalian expression construct in the lysates of 151P3D4.pcDNA3.1/mychis transfected cells, but not from the control pcDNA3.1/mychis vector.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Definitions

Unless otherwise defined, all terms of art, notations and other scientific terms or terminology used herein are intended to have the meanings commonly understood by those of skill in the art to which this invention pertains. In some cases, terms with commonly understood meanings are defined herein for clarity and/or for ready reference, and the inclusion of such definitions herein should not necessarily be construed to represent a substantial difference over what is generally understood in the art. Many of the techniques and procedures described or referenced herein are well understood and commonly employed using conventional methodology by those skilled in the art, such as, for example, the widely utilized molecular cloning methodologies described in Sambrook et al., Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual 2nd. edition (1989) Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y. As appropriate, procedures involving the use of commercially available kits and reagents are generally carried out in accordance with manufacturer defined protocols and/or parameters unless otherwise noted.

The terms “advanced prostate cancer”, “locally advanced prostate cancer”, “advanced disease” and “locally advanced disease” mean prostate cancers that have extended through the prostate capsule, and are meant to include stage C disease under the American Urological Association (AUA) system, stage C1-C2 disease under the Whitmore-Jewett system, and stage T3-T4 and N+ disease under the TNM (tumor, node, metastasis) system. In general, surgery is not recommended for patients with locally advanced disease, and these patients have substantially less favorable outcomes compared to patients having clinically localized (organ-confined) prostate cancer. Locally advanced disease is clinically identified by palpable evidence of induration beyond the lateral border of the prostate, or asymmetry or induration above the prostate base. Locally advanced prostate cancer is presently diagnosed pathologically following radical prostatectomy if the tumor invades or penetrates the prostatic capsule, extends into the surgical margin, or invades the seminal vesicles.

“Altering the native glycosylation pattern” is intended for purposes herein to mean deleting one or more carbohydrate moieties found in native sequence 151P3D4 (either by removing the underlying glycosylation site or by deleting the glycosylation by chemical and/or enzymatic means), and/or adding one or more glycosylation sites that are not present in the native sequence 151P3D4. In addition, the phrase includes qualitative changes in the glycosylation of the native proteins, involving a change in the nature and proportions of the various carbohydrate moieties present.

The term “analog” refers to a molecule which is structurally similar or shares similar or corresponding attributes with another molecule (e.g. a 151P3D4-related protein). For example an analog of a 151P3D4 protein can be specifically bound by an antibody or T cell that specifically binds to 151P3D4.

The term “antibody” is used in the broadest sense. Therefore an “antibody” can be naturally occurring or man-made such as monoclonal antibodies produced by conventional hybridoma technology. Anti-151P3D4 antibodies comprise monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies as well as fragments containing the antigen-binding domain and/or one or more complementarity determining regions of these antibodies.

An “antibody fragment” is defined as at least a portion of the variable region of the immunoglobulin molecule that binds to its target, i.e., the antigen-binding region. In one embodiment it specifically covers single anti-15P3D4 antibodies and clones thereof (including agonist, antagonist and neutralizing antibodies) and anti-151P3D4 antibody compositions with polyepitopic specificity.

The term “codon optimized sequences” refers to nucleotide sequences that have been optimized for a particular host species by replacing any codons having a usage frequency of less than about 20%. Nucleotide sequences that have been optimized for expression in a given host species by elimination of spurious polyadenylation sequences, elimination of exon/intron splicing signals, elimination of transposon-like repeats and/or optimization of GC content in addition to codon optimization are referred to herein as an “expression enhanced sequences.”

The term “cytotoxic agent” refers to a substance that inhibits or prevents the expression activity of cells, function of cells and/or causes destruction of cells. The term is intended to include radioactive isotopes chemotherapeutic agents, and toxins such as small molecule toxins or enzymatically active toxins of bacterial, fungal, plant or animal origin, including fragments and/or variants thereof. Examples of cytotoxic agents include, but are not limited to maytansinoids, yttrium, bismuth, ricin, ricin A-chain, doxorubicin, daunorubicin, taxol, ethidium bromide, mitomycin, etoposide, tenoposide, vincristine, vinblastine, colchicine, dihydroxy anthracin dione, actinomycin, diphtheria toxin, Pseudomonas exotoxin (PE) A, PE40, abrin, abrin A chain, modeccin A chain, alpha-sarcin, gelonin, mitogellin, retstrictocin, phenomycin, enomycin, curicin, crotin, calicheamicin, sapaonaria officinalis inhibitor, and glucocorticoid and other chemotherapeutic agents, as well as radioisotopes such as At²¹¹, I¹³¹, I¹²⁵, Y⁹⁰, Re¹⁸⁶, Re¹⁸⁸, Sm¹⁵³, Bi²¹², P³² and radioactive isotopes of Lu. Antibodies may also be conjugated to an anti-cancer pro-drug activating enzyme capable of converting the pro-drug to its active form.

The term “homolog” refers to a molecule which exhibits homology to another molecule, by for example, having sequences of chemical residues that are the same or similar at corresponding positions.

“Human Leukocyte Antigen” or “HLA” is a human class I or class II Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) protein (see, e.g., Stites, et al., I MMUNOLOGY, 8^(TH) ED., Lange Publishing, Los Altos, Calif. (1994).

The terms “hybridize”, “hybridizing”, “hybridizes” and the like, used in the context of polynucleotides, are meant to refer to conventional hybridization conditions, preferably such as hybridization in 50% formamide/6×SSC/0.1% SDS/100 μg/ml ssDNA, in which temperatures for hybridization are above 37° C. and temperatures for washing in 0.1×SSC/0.1% SDS are above 55° C.

The phrases “isolated” or “biologically pure” refer to material which is substantially or essentially free from components which normally accompany the material as it is found in its native state. Thus, isolated peptides in accordance with the invention preferably do not contain materials normally associated with the peptides in their in situ environment. For example, a polynucleotide is said to be “isolated” when it is substantially separated from contaminant polynucleotides that correspond or are complementary to genes other than the 151P3D4 genes or that encode polypeptides other than 151P3D4 gene product or fragments thereof. A skilled artisan can readily employ nucleic acid isolation procedures to obtain an isolated 151P3D4 polynucleotide. A protein is said to be “isolated,” for example, when physical, mechanical or chemical methods are employed to remove the 151P3D4 proteins from cellular constituents that are normally associated with the protein. A skilled artisan can readily employ standard purification methods to obtain an isolated 151P3D4 protein. Alternatively, an isolated protein can be prepared by chemical means.

The term “mammal” refers to any organism classified as a mammal, including mice, rats, rabbits, dogs, cats, cows, horses and humans. In one embodiment of the invention, the mammal is a mouse. In another embodiment of the invention, the mammal is a human.

The terms “metastatic prostate cancer” and “metastatic disease” mean prostate cancers that have spread to regional lymph nodes or to distant sites, and are meant to include stage D disease under the AUA system and stage TxNxM+ under the TNM system. As is the case with locally advanced prostate cancer, surgery is generally not indicated for patients with metastatic disease, and hormonal (androgen ablation) therapy is a preferred treatment modality. Patients with metastatic prostate cancer eventually develop an androgen-refractory state within 12 to 18 months of treatment initiation. Approximately half of these androgen-refractory patients die within 6 months after developing that status. The most common site for prostate cancer metastasis is bone. Prostate cancer bone metastases are often osteoblastic rather than osteolytic (i.e., resulting in net bone formation). Bone metastases are found most frequently in the spine, followed by the femur, pelvis, rib cage, skull and humerus. Other common sites for metastasis include lymph nodes, lung, liver and brain. Metastatic prostate cancer is typically diagnosed by open or laparoscopic pelvic lymphadenectomy, whole body radionuclide scans, skeletal radiography, and/or bone lesion biopsy.

The term “monoclonal antibody” refers to an antibody obtained from a population of substantially homogeneous antibodies, i.e., the antibodies comprising the population are identical except for possible naturally occurring mutations that are present in minor amounts.

A “motif”, as in biological motif of a 151P3D4-related protein, refers to any pattern of amino acids forming part of the primary sequence of a protein, that is associated with a particular function (e.g. protein-protein interaction, protein-DNA interaction, etc) or modification (e.g. that is phosphorylated, glycosylated or amidated), or localization (e.g. secretory sequence, nuclear localization sequence, etc.) or a sequence that is correlated with being immunogenic, either humorally or cellularly. A motif can be either contiguous or capable of being aligned to certain positions that are generally correlated with a certain function or property. In the context of HLA motifs, “motif” refers to the pattern of residues in a peptide of defined length, usually a peptide of from about 8 to about 13 amino acids for a class I HLA motif and from about 6 to about 25 amino acids for a class II HLA motif, which is recognized by a particular HLA molecule. Peptide motifs for HLA binding are typically different for each protein encoded by each human HLA allele and differ in the pattern of the primary and secondary anchor residues.

A “pharmaceutical excipient” comprises a material such as an adjuvant, a carrier, pH-adjusting and buffering agents, tonicity adjusting agents, wetting agents, preservative, and the like.

“Pharmaceutically acceptable” refers to a non-toxic, inert, and/or composition that is physiologically compatible with humans or other mammals.

The term “polynucleotide” means a polymeric form of nucleotides of at least 10 bases or base pairs in length, either ribonucleotides or deoxynucleotides or a modified form of either type of nucleotide, and is meant to include single and double stranded forms of DNA and/or RNA. In the art, this term if often used interchangeably with “oligonucleotide”. A polynucleotide can comprise a nucleotide sequence disclosed herein wherein thymidine (T), as shown for example in FIG. 2, can also be uracil (U); this definition pertains to the differences between the chemical structures of DNA and RNA, in particular the observation that one of the four major bases in RNA is uracil (U) instead of thymidine (T).

The term “polypeptide” means a polymer of at least about 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8 amino acids. Throughout the specification, standard three letter or single letter designations for amino acids are used. In the art, this term is often used interchangeably with “peptide” or “protein”.

An HLA “primary anchor residue” is an amino acid at a specific position along a peptide sequence which is understood to provide a contact point between the immunogenic peptide and the HLA molecule. One to three, usually two, primary anchor residues within a peptide of defined length generally defines a “motif” for an immunogenic peptide. These residues are understood to fit in close contact with peptide binding groove of an HLA molecule, with their side chains buried in specific pockets of the binding groove. In one embodiment, for example, the primary anchor residues for an HLA class I molecule are located at position 2 (from the amino terminal position) and at the carboxyl terminal position of a 8, 9, 10, 11, or 12 residue peptide epitope in accordance with the invention. In another embodiment, for example, the primary anchor residues of a peptide that will bind an HLA class II molecule are spaced relative to each other, rather than to the termini of a peptide, where the peptide is generally of at least 9 amino acids in length. The primary anchor positions for each motif and supermotif are set forth in Table IV. For example, analog peptides can be created by altering the presence or absence of particular residues in the primary and/or secondary anchor positions shown in Table IV. Such analogs are used to modulate the binding affinity and/or population coverage of a peptide comprising a particular HLA motif or supermotif.

A “recombinant” DNA or RNA molecule is a DNA or RNA molecule that has been subjected to molecular manipulation in vitro.

Non-limiting examples of small molecules include compounds that bind or interact with 151P3D4, ligands including hormones, neuropeptides, chemokines, odorants, phospholipids, and functional equivalents thereof that bind and preferably inhibit 151P3D4 protein function. Such non-limiting small molecules preferably have a molecular weight of less than about 10 kDa, more preferably below about 9, about 8, about 7, about 6, about 5 or about 4 kDa. In certain embodiments, small molecules physically associate with, or bind, 151P3D4 protein; are not found in naturally occurring metabolic pathways; and/or are more soluble in aqueous than non-aqueous solutions

“Stringency” of hybridization reactions is readily determinable by one of ordinary skill in the art, and generally is an empirical calculation dependent upon probe length, washing temperature, and salt concentration. In general, longer probes require higher temperatures for proper annealing, while shorter probes need lower temperatures. Hybridization generally depends on the ability of denatured nucleic acid sequences to reanneal when complementary strands are present in an environment below their melting temperature. The higher the degree of desired homology between the probe and hybridizable sequence, the higher the relative temperature that can be used. As a result, it follows that higher relative temperatures would tend to make the reaction conditions more stringent, while lower temperatures less so. For additional details and explanation of stringency of hybridization reactions, see Ausubel et al., Current Protocols in Molecular Biology, Wiley Interscience Publishers, (1995).

“Stringent conditions” or “high stringency conditions”, as defined herein, are identified by, but not limited to, those that: (1) employ low ionic strength and high temperature for washing, for example 0.015 M sodium chloride/0.0015 M sodium citrate/0.1% sodium dodecyl sulfate at 50° C.; (2) employ during hybridization a denaturing agent, such as formamide, for example, 50% (v/v) formamide with 0.1% bovine serum albumin/0.1% Ficoll/0.1% polyvinylpyrrolidone/50 mM sodium phosphate buffer at pH 6.5 with 750 mM sodium chloride, 75 mM sodium citrate at 42° C.; or (3) employ 50% formamide, 5×SSC (0.75 M NaCl, 0.075 M sodium citrate), 50 mM sodium phosphate (pH 6.8), 0.1% sodium pyrophosphate, 5×Denhardt's solution, sonicated salmon sperm DNA (50 μg/ml), 0.1% SDS, and 10% dextran sulfate at 42° C., with washes at 42° C. in 0.2×SSC (sodium chloride/sodium. citrate) and 50% formamide at 55° C., followed by a high-stringency wash consisting of 0.1×SSC containing EDTA at 55° C. “Moderately stringent conditions” are described by, but not limited to, those in Sambrook et al., Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual, New York: Cold Spring Harbor Press, 1989, and include the use of washing solution and hybridization conditions (e.g., temperature, ionic strength and % SDS) less stringent than those described above. An example of moderately stringent conditions is overnight incubation at 37° C. in a solution comprising: 20% formamide, 5×SSC (150 mM NaCl, 15 mM trisodium citrate), 50 mM sodium phosphate (pH 7.6), 5×Denhardt's solution, 10% dextran sulfate, and 20 mg/mL denatured sheared salmon sperm DNA, followed by washing the filters in 1×SSC at about 37-50° C. The skilled artisan will recognize how to adjust the temperature, ionic strength, etc. as necessary to accommodate factors such as probe length and the like.

An HLA “supermotif” is a peptide binding specificity shared by HLA molecules encoded by two or more HLA alleles.

As used herein “to treat” or “therapeutic” and grammatically related terms, refer to any improvement of any consequence of disease, such as prolonged survival, less morbidity, and/or a lessening of side effects which are the byproducts of an alternative therapeutic modality; full eradication of disease is not required.

A “transgenic animal” (e.g., a mouse or rat) is an animal having cells that contain a transgene, which transgene was introduced into the animal or an ancestor of the animal at a prenatal, e.g., an embryonic stage. A “transgene” is a DNA that is integrated into the genome of a cell from which a transgenic animal develops.

As used herein, an HLA or cellular immune response “vaccine” is a composition that contains or encodes one or more peptides of the invention. There are numerous embodiments of such vaccines, such as a cocktail of one or more individual peptides; one or more peptides of the invention comprised by a polyepitopic peptide; or nucleic acids that encode such individual peptides or polypeptides, e.g., a minigene that encodes a polyepitopic peptide. The “one or more peptides” can include any whole unit integer from 1-150 or more, e.g., at least 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 100, 105, 110, 115, 120, 125, 130, 135, 140, 145, or 150 or more peptides of the invention. The peptides or polypeptides can optionally be modified, such as by lipidation, addition of targeting or other sequences. HLA class I peptides of the invention can be admixed with, or linked to, HLA class II peptides, to facilitate activation of both cytotoxic T lymphocytes and helper T lymphocytes. HLA vaccines can also comprise peptide-pulsed antigen presenting cells, e.g., dendritic cells.

The term “variant” refers to a molecule that exhibits a variation from a described type or norm, such as a protein that has one or more different amino acid residues in the corresponding position(s) of a specifically described protein (e.g. the 151P3D4 protein shown in FIG. 2 or FIG. 3. An analog is an example of a variant protein. Splice isoforms and single nucleotides polymorphisms (SNPs) are further examples of variants.

The “151P3D4-related proteins” of the invention include those specifically identified herein, as well as allelic variants, conservative substitution variants, analogs and homologs that can be isolated/generated and characterized without undue experimentation following the methods outlined herein or readily available in the art. Fusion proteins that combine parts of different 151P3D4 proteins or fragments thereof as well as fusion proteins of a 151P3D4 protein and a heterologous polypeptide are also included. Such 151P3D4 proteins are collectively referred to as the 151P3D4-related proteins, the proteins of the invention, or 151P3D4. The term “151P3D4-related protein” refers to a polypeptide fragment or a 151P3D4 protein sequence of 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, or more than 25 amino acids; or, at least 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 80, 85, 90, 95, 100, 105, 110, 115, 120, 125, 130, 135, 140, 145, 150, 155, 160, 165, 170, 175, 180, 185, 190, 195, 200, 225, 250, 275, 300, 325, 350, or 354 or more amino acids.

151P3D4 Polynucleotides

One aspect of the invention provides polynucleotides corresponding or complementary to all or part of a 151P3D4 gene, mRNA, and/or coding sequence, preferably in isolated form, including polynucleotides encoding a 151P3D4-related protein and fragments thereof, DNA, RNA, DNA/RNA hybrid, and related molecules, polynucleotides or oligonucleotides complementary to a 151P3D4 gene or mRNA sequence or a part thereof, and polynucleotides or oligonucleotides that hybridize to a 151P3D4 gene, mRNA, or to a 151P3D4 encoding polynucleotide (collectively, “151P3D4 polynucleotides”). In all instances when referred to in this section, T can also be U in FIG. 2.

Embodiments of a 151P3D4 polynucleotide include: a 151P3D4 polynucleotide having the sequence shown in FIG. 2, the nucleotide sequence of 151P3D4 as shown in FIG. 2 wherein T is U; at least 10 contiguous nucleotides of a polynucleotide having the sequence as shown in FIG. 2; or, at least 10 contiguous nucleotides of a polynucleotide having the sequence as shown in FIG. 2 where T is U. For example, embodiments of 151P3D4 nucleotides comprise, without limitation:

(I) a polynucleotide comprising, consisting essentially of, or consisting of a sequence as shown in FIG. 2, wherein T can also be U;

(II) a polynucleotide comprising, consisting essentially of, or consisting of the sequence as shown in FIG. 2A, from nucleotide residue number 316 through nucleotide residue number 1380, including the stop codon, wherein T can also be U;

(III) a polynucleotide comprising, consisting essentially of, or consisting of the sequence as shown in FIG. 2B, from nucleotide residue number 1 through nucleotide residue number 2166, including the stop codon, wherein T can also be U;

(IV) a polynucleotide comprising, consisting essentially of, or consisting of the sequences as shown in FIGS. 2C-2K, from nucleotide residue number 316 through nucleotide residue number 1380, including the a stop codon, wherein T can also be U;

(V) a polynucleotide that encodes a 151P3D4-related protein that is at least 90% homologous to an entire amino acid sequence shown in FIG. 2A-K;

(VI) a polynucleotide that encodes a 151P3D4-related protein that is at least 90% identical to an entire amino acid sequence shown in FIG. 2A-K;

(VII) a polynucleotide that encodes at least one peptide set forth in Tables V-XVIII and XXII-LI;

(VIII) a polynucleotide that encodes a peptide region of at least 5 amino acids of a peptide of FIG. 3A in any whole number increment up to 354 that includes an amino acid position having a value greater than 0.5 in the Hydrophilicity profile of FIG. 5A; or of FIG. 3B in any whole number increment up to 721 that includes an amino acid position having a value greater than 0.5 in the Hydrophilicity profile of FIG. 5B;

(XIX) a polynucleotide that encodes a peptide region of at least 5 amino acids of a peptide of FIG. 3A in any whole number increment up to 354 that includes an amino acid position having a value less than 0.5 in the Hydropathicity profile of FIG. 6A; or of FIG. 3B in any whole number increment up to 721 that includes an amino acid position having a value less than 0.5 in the Hydropathicity profile of FIG. 6B;

(X) a polynucleotide that encodes a peptide region of at least 5 amino acids of a peptide of FIG. 3A in any whole number increment up to 354 that includes an amino acid position having a value greater than 0.5 in the Percent Accessible Residues profile of FIG. 7A; or of FIG. 3B in any whole number increment up to 721 that includes an amino acid position having a value greater than 0.5 in the Percent Accessible Residues profile of FIG. 7B;

(XII) a polynucleotide that encodes a peptide region of at least 5 amino acids of a peptide of FIG. 3A in any whole number increment up to 354 that includes an amino acid position having a value greater than 0.5 in the Average Flexibility profile of FIG. 8A; or of FIG. 3B in any whole number increment up to 721 that includes an amino acid position having a value greater than 0.5 in the Average Flexibility profile of FIG. 8B;

(XIII) a polynucleotide that encodes a peptide region of at least 5 amino acids of a peptide of FIG. 3A in any whole number increment up to 354 that includes an amino acid position having a value greater than 0.5 in the Beta-turn profile of FIG. 9A; or of FIG. 3B in any whole number increment up to 721 that includes an amino acid position having a value greater than 0.5 in the Beta-turn profile of FIG. 9B;

(XIV) a polynucleotide that is fully complementary to a polynucleotide of any one of (I)-(XIII).

(XV) a peptide that is encoded by any of (I)-(XIV); and

(XVI) a polynucleotide of any of (I)-(XIV) or peptide of (XV) together with a pharmaceutical excipient and/or in a human unit dose form.

As used herein, a range is understood to specifically disclose all whole unit positions thereof.

Typical embodiments of the invention disclosed herein include 151P3D4 polynucleotides that encode specific portions of 151P3D4 mRNA sequences (and those which are complementary to such sequences) such as those that encode the proteins and/or fragments thereof, for example:

(a) 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 100, 105, 110, 115, 120, 125, 130, 135, 140, 145, 150, 155, 160, 165, 170, 175, 180, 185, 190, 195, 200, 225, 250, 275, 300, 325, 350, or 354 or more contiguous amino acids of 151P3D4.

(b) 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 100, 105, 110, 115, 120, 125, 130, 135, 140, 145, 150, 155, 160, 165, 170, 175, 180, 185, 190, 195, 200, 225, 250, 275, 300, 325, 350, 375, 400, 425, 450, 475, 500, 525, 550, 575, 600, 625, 650, 675, 700, or 721 or more contiguous amino acids of 151P3D4 variant 2.

For example, representative embodiments of the invention disclosed herein include: polynucleotides and their encoded peptides themselves encoding about amino acid 1 to about amino acid 10 of the 151P3D4 protein shown in FIG. 2 or FIG. 3, polynucleotides encoding about amino acid 10 to about amino acid 20 of the 151P3D4 protein shown in FIG. 2 or FIG. 3, polynucleotides encoding about amino acid 20 to about amino acid 30 of the 151P3D4 protein shown in FIG. 2 or FIG. 3, polynucleotides encoding about amino acid 30 to about amino acid 40 of the 151P3D4 protein shown in FIG. 2 or FIG. 3, polynucleotides encoding about amino acid 40 to about amino acid 50 of the 151P3D4 protein shown in FIG. 2 or FIG. 3, polynucleotides encoding about amino acid 50 to about amino acid 60 of the 151P3D4 protein shown in FIG. 2 or FIG. 3, polynucleotides encoding about amino acid 60 to about amino acid 70 of the 151P3D4 protein shown in FIG. 2 or FIG. 3, polynucleotides encoding about amino acid 70 to about amino acid 80 of the 151P3D4 protein shown in FIG. 2 or FIG. 3, polynucleotides encoding about amino acid 80 to about amino acid 90 of the 151P3D4 protein shown in FIG. 2 or FIG. 3, polynucleotides encoding about amino acid 90 to about amino acid 100 of the 151P3D4 protein shown in FIG. 2 or FIG. 3, in increments of about 10 amino acids, ending at the carboxyl terminal amino acid set forth in FIG. 2 or FIG. 3. Accordingly polynucleotides encoding portions of the amino acid sequence (of about 10 amino acids), of amino acids 100 through the carboxyl terminal amino acid of the 151P3D4 protein are embodiments of the invention. Wherein it is understood that each particular amino acid position discloses that position plus or minus five amino acid residues.

Polynucleotides encoding relatively long portions of a 151P3D4 protein are also within the scope of the invention. For example, polynucleotides encoding from about amino acid 1 (or 20 or 30 or 40 etc.) to about amino acid 20, (or 30, or 40 or 50 etc.) of the 151P3D4 protein “or variant” shown in FIG. 2 or FIG. 3 can be generated by a variety of techniques well known in the art. These polynucleotide fragments can include any portion of the 151P3D4 sequence as shown in FIG. 2.

One embodiment of the invention comprises an HLA peptide, that occurs at least twice in Tables V-XVIII and XXII to LI collectively, or an oligonucleotide that encodes the HLA peptide. Another embodiment of the invention comprises an HLA peptide that occurs at least once in Tables V-XVIII and at least once in tables XXII to LI, or an oligonucleotide that encodes the HLA peptide. In another embodiment of the invention, typical polynucleotide fragments can encode one or more of the 151P3D4 protein or variant N-glycosylation sites, cAMP and cGMP-dependent protein kinase phosphorylation sites, casein kinase II phosphorylation sites or N-myristoylation site and amidation sites.

Uses of 151P3D4 Polynucleotides

Monitoring of Genetic Abnormalities

The polynucleotides of the preceding paragraphs have a number of different specific uses. The human 151P3D4 gene maps to the chromosomal location set forth in the Example entitled “Chromosomal Mapping of 151P3D4.” For example, because the 151P3D4 gene maps to this chromosome, polynucleotides that encode different regions of the 151P3D4 proteins are used to characterize cytogenetic abnormalities of this chromosomal locale, such as abnormalities that are identified as being associated with various cancers. In certain genes, a variety of chromosomal abnormalities including rearrangements have been identified as frequent cytogenetic abnormalities in a number of different cancers (see e.g. Krajinovic et al., Mutat. Res. 382 (3-4): 81-83 (1998); Johansson et al., Blood 86 (10): 3905-3914 (1995) and Finger et al., P.N.A.S. 85 (23): 9158-9162 (1988)). Thus, polynucleotides encoding specific regions of the 151P3D4 proteins provide new tools that can be used to delineate, with greater precision than previously possible, cytogenetic abnormalities in the chromosomal region that encodes 151P3D4 that may contribute to the malignant phenotype. In this context, these polynucleotides satisfy a need in the art for expanding the sensitivity of chromosomal screening in order to identify more subtle and less common chromosomal abnormalities (see e.g. Evans et al., Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol 171 (4): 1055-1057 (1994)).

Furthermore, as 151P3D4 was shown to be highly expressed in bladder and other cancers, 151P3D4 polynucleotides are used in methods assessing the status of 151P3D4 gene products in normal versus cancerous tissues. Typically, polynucleotides that encode specific regions of the 151P3D4 proteins are used to assess the presence of perturbations (such as deletions, insertions, point mutations, or alterations resulting in a loss of an antigen etc.) in specific regions of the 151P3D4 gene, such as regions containing one or more motifs. Exemplary assays include both RT-PCR assays as well as single-strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) analysis (see, e.g., Marrogi et al., J. Cutan. Pathol. 26 (8): 369-378 (1999), both of which utilize polynucleotides encoding specific regions of a protein to examine these regions within the protein.

Antisense Embodiments

Other specifically contemplated nucleic acid related embodiments of the invention disclosed herein are genomic DNA, cDNAs, ribozymes, and antisense molecules, as well as nucleic acid molecules based on an alternative backbone, or including alternative bases, whether derived from natural sources or synthesized, and include molecules capable of inhibiting the RNA or protein expression of 151P3D4. For example, antisense molecules can be RNAs or other molecules, including peptide nucleic acids (PNAs) or non-nucleic acid molecules such as phosphorothioate derivatives, that specifically bind DNA or RNA in a base pair-dependent manner. A skilled artisan can readily obtain these classes of nucleic acid molecules using the 151P3D4 polynucleotides and polynucleotide sequences disclosed herein.

Antisense technology entails the administration of exogenous oligonucleotides that bind to a target polynucleotide located within the cells. The term “antisense” refers to the fact that such oligonucleotides are complementary to their intracellular targets, e.g., 151P3D4. See for example, Jack Cohen, Oligodeoxynucleotides, Antisense Inhibitors of Gene Expression, CRC Press, 1989; and Synthesis 1:1-5 (1988). The 151P3D4 antisense oligonucleotides of the present invention include derivatives such as S-oligonucleotides (phosphorothioate derivatives or S-oligos, see, Jack Cohen, supra), which exhibit enhanced cancer cell growth inhibitory action. S-oligos (nucleoside phosphorothioates) are isoelectronic analogs of an oligonucleotide (O-oligo) in which a nonbridging oxygen atom of the phosphate group is replaced by a sulfur atom. The S-oligos of the present invention can be prepared by treatment of the corresponding O-oligos with 3H-1,2-benzodithiol-3-one-1,1-dioxide, which is a sulfur transfer reagent. See, e.g., Iyer, R. P. et al., J. Org. Chem. 55:4693-4698 (1990); and Iyer, R. P. et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 112:1253-1254 (1990). Additional 151P3D4 antisense oligonucleotides of the present invention include morpholino antisense oligonucleotides known in the art (see, e.g., Partridge et al., 1996, Antisense & Nucleic Acid Drug Development 6: 169-175).

The 151P3D4 antisense oligonucleotides of the present invention typically can be RNA or DNA that is complementary to and stably hybridizes with the first 100 5′ codons or last 100 3′ codons of a 151P3D4 genomic sequence or the corresponding mRNA. Absolute complementarity is not required, although high degrees of complementarity are preferred. Use of an oligonucleotide complementary to this region allows for the selective hybridization to 151P3D4 mRNA and not to mRNA specifying other regulatory subunits of protein kinase. In one embodiment, 151P3D4 antisense oligonucleotides of the present invention are 15 to 30-mer fragments of the antisense DNA molecule that have a sequence that hybridizes to 151P3D4 mRNA. Optionally, 151P3D4 antisense oligonucleotide is a 30-mer oligonucleotide that is complementary to a region in the first 10 5′ codons or last 10 3′ codons of 151P3D4. Alternatively, the antisense molecules are modified to employ ribozymes in the inhibition of 151P3D4 expression, see, e.g., L. A. Couture & D. T. Stinchcomb; Trends Genet. 12: 510-515 (1996).

Primers and Primer Pairs

Further specific embodiments of this nucleotides of the invention include primers and primer pairs, which allow the specific amplification of polynucleotides of the invention or of any specific parts thereof, and probes that selectively or specifically hybridize to nucleic acid molecules of the invention or to any part thereof. Probes can be labeled with a detectable marker, such as, for example, a radioisotope, fluorescent compound, bioluminescent compound, a chemiluminescent compound, metal chelator or enzyme. Such probes and primers are used to detect the presence of a 151P3D4 polynucleotide in a sample and as a means for detecting a cell expressing a 151P3D4 protein.

Examples of such probes include polypeptides comprising all or part of the human 151P3D4 cDNA sequence shown in FIG. 2. Examples of primer pairs capable of specifically amplifying 151P3D4 mRNAs are also described in the Examples. As will be understood by the skilled artisan, a great many different primers and probes can be prepared based on the sequences provided herein and used effectively to amplify and/or detect a 151P3D4 mRNA.

The 151P3D4 polynucleotides of the invention are useful for a variety of purposes, including but not limited to their use as probes and primers for the amplification and/or detection of the 151P3D4 gene(s), mRNA(s), or fragments thereof; as reagents for the diagnosis and/or prognosis of prostate cancer and other cancers; as coding sequences capable of directing the expression of 151P3D4 polypeptides; as tools for modulating or inhibiting the expression of the 151P3D4 gene(s) and/or translation of the 151P3D4 transcript(s); and as therapeutic agents.

The present invention includes the use of any probe as described herein to identify and isolate a 151P3D4 or 151P3D4 related nucleic acid sequence from a naturally occurring source, such as humans or other mammals, as well as the isolated nucleic acid sequence per se, which would comprise all or most of the sequences found in the probe used.

Isolation of 151P3D4-Encoding Nucleic Acid Molecules

The 151P3D4 cDNA sequences described herein enable the isolation of other polynucleotides encoding 151P3D4 gene product(s), as well as the isolation of polynucleotides encoding 151P3D4 gene product homologs, alternatively spliced isoforms, allelic variants, and mutant forms of a 151P3D4 gene product as well as polynucleotides that encode analogs of 151P3D4-related proteins. Various molecular cloning methods that can be employed to isolate full length cDNAs encoding a 151P3D4 gene are well known (see, for example, Sambrook, J. et al., Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual, 2d edition, Cold Spring Harbor Press, New York, 1989; Current Protocols in Molecular Biology. Ausubel et al., Eds., Wiley and Sons, 1995). For example, lambda phage cloning methodologies can be conveniently employed, using commercially available cloning systems (e.g., Lambda ZAP Express, Stratagene). Phage clones containing 151P3D4 gene cDNAs can be identified by probing with a labeled 151P3D4 cDNA or a fragment thereof. For example, in one embodiment, a 151P3D4 cDNA (e.g., FIG. 2) or a portion thereof can be synthesized and used as a probe to retrieve overlapping and full-length cDNAs corresponding to a 151P3D4 gene. A 151P3D4 gene itself can be isolated by screening genomic DNA libraries, bacterial artificial chromosome libraries (BACs), yeast artificial chromosome libraries (YACs), and the like, with 151P3D4 DNA probes or primers.

Recombinant Nucleic Acid Molecules and Host-Vector Systems

The invention also provides recombinant DNA or RNA molecules containing a 151P3D4 polynucleotide, a fragment, analog or homologue thereof, including but not limited to phages, plasmids, phagemids, cosmids, YACs, BACs, as well as various viral and non-viral vectors well known in the art, and cells transformed or transfected with such recombinant DNA or RNA molecules. Methods for generating such molecules are well known (see, for example, Sambrook et al., 1989, supra).

The invention further provides a host-vector system comprising a recombinant DNA molecule containing a 151P3D4 polynucleotide, fragment, analog or homologue thereof within a suitable prokaryotic or eukaryotic host cell. Examples of suitable eukaryotic host cells include a yeast cell, a plant cell, or an animal cell, such as a mammalian cell or an insect cell (e.g., a baculovirus-infectible cell such as an Sf9 or HighFive cell). Examples of suitable mammalian cells include various prostate cancer cell lines such as DU145 and TsuPr1, other transfectable or transducible prostate cancer cell lines, primary cells (PrEC), as well as a number of mammalian cells routinely used for the expression of recombinant proteins (e.g., COS, CHO, 293, 293T cells). More particularly, a polynucleotide comprising the coding sequence of 151P3D4 or a fragment, analog or homolog thereof can be used to generate 151P3D4 proteins or fragments thereof using any number of host-vector systems routinely used and widely known in the art.

A wide range of host-vector systems suitable for the expression of 151P3D4 proteins or fragments thereof are available, see for example, Sambrook et al., 1989, supra; Current Protocols in Molecular Biology, 1995, supra). Preferred vectors for mammalian expression include but are not limited to pcDNA 3.1 myc-His-tag (Invitrogen) and the retroviral vector pSRαtkneo (Muller et al., 1991, MCB 11:1785). Using these expression vectors, 151P3D4 can be expressed in several prostate cancer and non-prostate cell lines, including for example 293, 293T, rat-1, NIH 3T3 and TsuPr1. The host-vector systems of the invention are useful for the production of a 151P3D4 protein or fragment thereof. Such host-vector systems can be employed to study the functional properties of 151P3D4 and 151P3D4 mutations or analogs.

Recombinant human 151P3D4 protein or an analog or homolog or fragment thereof can be produced by mammalian cells transfected with a construct encoding a 151P3D4-related nucleotide. For example, 293T cells can be transfected with an expression plasmid encoding 151P3D4 or fragment, analog or homolog thereof, a 151P3D4-related protein is expressed in the 293T cells, and the recombinant 151P3D4 protein is isolated using standard purification methods (e.g., affinity purification using anti-151P3D4 antibodies). In another embodiment, a 151P3D4 coding sequence is subcloned into the retroviral vector pSRαMSVtkneo and used to infect various mammalian cell lines, such as NIH 3T3, TsuPr1, 293 and rat-1 in order to establish 151P3D4 expressing cell lines. Various other expression systems well known in the art can also be employed. Expression constructs encoding a leader peptide joined in frame to a 151P3D4 coding sequence can be used for the generation of a secreted form of recombinant 151P3D4 protein.

As discussed herein, redundancy in the genetic code permits variation in 151P3D4 gene sequences. In particular, it is known in the art that specific host species often have specific codon preferences, and thus one can adapt the disclosed sequence as preferred for a desired host. For example, preferred analog codon sequences typically have rare codons (i.e., codons having a usage frequency of less than about 20% in known sequences of the desired host) replaced with higher frequency codons. Codon preferences for a specific species are calculated, for example, by utilizing codon usage tables available on the Internet such as at URL dna.affrc.gojp/˜nakamura/codon.html.

Additional sequence modifications are known to enhance protein expression in a cellular host. These include elimination of sequences encoding spurious polyadenylation signals, exon/intron splice site signals, transposon-like repeats, and/or other such well-characterized sequences that are deleterious to gene expression. The GC content of the sequence is adjusted to levels average for a given cellular host, as calculated by reference to known genes expressed in the host cell. Where possible, the sequence is modified to avoid predicted hairpin secondary mRNA structures. Other useful modifications include the addition of a translational initiation consensus sequence at the start of the open reading frame, as described in Kozak, Mol. Cell. Biol., 9:5073-5080 (1989). Skilled artisans understand that the general rule that eukaryotic ribosomes initiate translation exclusively at the 5′ proximal AUG codon is abrogated only under rare conditions (see, e.g., Kozak PNAS 92 (7): 2662-2666, (1995) and Kozak NAR 15 (20): 8125-8148 (1987)).

151P3D4-Related Proteins

Another aspect of the present invention provides 151P3D4-related proteins. Specific embodiments of 151P3D4 proteins comprise a polypeptide having all or part of the amino acid sequence of human 151P3D4 as shown in FIG. 2 or FIG. 3. Alternatively, embodiments of 151P3D4 proteins comprise variant, homolog or analog polypeptides that have alterations in the amino acid sequence of 151P3D4 shown in FIG. 2 or FIG. 3.

In general, naturally occurring allelic variants of human 151P3D4 share a high degree of structural identity and homology (e.g., 90% or more homology). Typically, allelic variants of a 151P3D4 protein contain conservative amino acid substitutions within the 151P3D4 sequences described herein or contain a substitution of an amino acid from a corresponding position in a homologue of 151P3D4. One class of 151P3D4 allelic variants are proteins that share a high degree of homology with at least a small region of a particular 151P3D4 amino acid sequence, but further contain a radical departure from the sequence, such as a non-conservative substitution, truncation, insertion or frame shift. In comparisons of protein sequences, the terms, similarity, identity, and homology each have a distinct meaning as appreciated in the field of genetics. Moreover, orthology and paralogy can be important concepts describing the relationship of members of a given protein family in one organism to the members of the same family in other organisms.

Amino acid abbreviations are provided in Table II. Conservative amino acid substitutions can frequently be made in a protein without altering either the conformation or the function of the protein. Proteins of the invention can comprise 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 conservative substitutions. Such changes include substituting any of isoleucine (I), valine (V), and leucine (L) for any other of these hydrophobic amino acids; aspartic acid (D) for glutamic acid (E) and vice versa; glutamine (Q) for asparagine (N) and vice versa; and serine (S) for threonine (T) and vice versa. Other substitutions can also be considered conservative, depending on the environment of the particular amino acid and its role in the three-dimensional structure of the protein. For example, glycine (G) and alanine (A) can frequently be interchangeable, as can alanine (A) and valine (V). Methionine (M), which is relatively hydrophobic, can frequently be interchanged with leucine and isoleucine, and sometimes with valine. Lysine (K) and arginine (R) are frequently interchangeable in locations in which the significant feature of the amino acid residue is its charge and the differing pK's of these two amino acid residues are not significant. Still other changes can be considered “conservative” in particular environments (see, e.g. Table III herein; pages 13-15 “Biochemistry” 2^(nd) ED. Lubert Stryer ed (Stanford University); Henikoff et al., PNAS 1992 Vol 89 10915-10919; Lei et al., J Biol Chem 1995 May 19; 270 (20):11882-6).

Embodiments of the invention disclosed herein include a wide variety of art-accepted variants or analogs of 151P3D4 proteins such as polypeptides having amino acid insertions, deletions and substitutions. 151P3D4 variants can be made using methods known in the art such as site-directed mutagenesis, alanine scanning, and PCR mutagenesis. Site-directed mutagenesis (Carter et al., Nucl. Acids Res., 13:4331 (1986); Zoller et al., Nucl. Acids Res., 10:6487 (1987)), cassette mutagenesis (Wells et al., Gene, 34:315 (1985)), restriction selection mutagenesis (Wells et al., Philos. Trans. R. Soc. London SerA, 317:415 (1986)) or other known techniques can be performed on the cloned DNA to produce the 151P3D4 variant DNA.

Scanning amino acid analysis can also be employed to identify one or more amino acids along a contiguous sequence that is involved in a specific biological activity such as a protein-protein interaction. Among the preferred scanning amino acids are relatively small, neutral amino acids. Such amino acids include alanine, glycine, serine, and cysteine. Alanine is typically a preferred scanning amino acid among this group because it eliminates the side-chain beyond the beta-carbon and is less likely to alter the main-chain conformation of the variant. Alanine is also typically preferred because it is the most common amino acid. Further, it is frequently found in both buried and exposed positions (Creighton, The Proteins, (W.H. Freeman & Co., N.Y.); Chothia, J. Mol. Biol., 150:1 (1976)). If alanine substitution does not yield adequate amounts of variant, an isosteric amino acid can be used.

As defined herein, 151P3D4 variants, analogs or homologs, have the distinguishing attribute of having at least one epitope that is “cross reactive” with a 151P3D4 protein having an amino acid sequence of FIG. 3. As used in this sentence, “cross reactive” means that an antibody or T cell that specifically binds to a 151P3D4 variant also specifically binds to a 151P3D4 protein having an amino acid sequence set forth in FIG. 3. A polypeptide ceases to be a variant of a protein shown in FIG. 3, when it no longer contains any epitope capable of being recognized by an antibody or T cell that specifically binds to the starting 151P3D4 protein. Those skilled in the art understand that antibodies that recognize proteins bind to epitopes of varying size, and a grouping of the order of about four or five amino acids, contiguous or not, is regarded as a typical number of amino acids in a minimal epitope. See, e.g., Nair et al., J. Immunol. 2000 165 (12): 6949-6955; Hebbes et al., Mol Immunol (1989) 26 (9):865-73; Schwartz et al., J Immunol (1985) 135 (4):2598-608.

Other classes of 151P3D4-related protein variants share 70%, 75%, 80%, 85% or 90% or more similarity with an amino acid sequence of FIG. 3, or a fragment thereof. Another specific class of 151P3D4 protein variants or analogs comprise one or more of the 151P3D4 biological motifs described herein or presently known in the art. Thus, encompassed by the present invention are analogs of 151P3D4 fragments (nucleic or amino acid) that have altered functional (e.g. immunogenic) properties relative to the starting fragment. It is to be appreciated that motifs now or which become part of the art are to be applied to the nucleic or amino acid sequences of FIG. 2 or FIG. 3.

As discussed herein, embodiments of the claimed invention include polypeptides containing less than the full amino acid sequence of a 151P3D4 protein shown in FIG. 2 or FIG. 3. For example, representative embodiments of the invention comprise peptides/proteins having any 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 or more contiguous amino acids of a 151P3D4 protein shown in FIG. 2 or FIG. 3.

Moreover, representative embodiments of the invention disclosed herein include polypeptides consisting of about amino acid 1 to about amino acid 10 of a 151P3D4 protein shown in FIG. 2 or FIG. 3, polypeptides consisting of about amino acid 10 to about amino acid 20 of a 151P3D4 protein shown in FIG. 2 or FIG. 3, polypeptides consisting of about amino acid 20 to about amino acid 30 of a 151P3D4 protein shown in FIG. 2 or FIG. 3, polypeptides consisting of about amino acid 30 to about amino acid 40 of a 151P3D4 protein shown in FIG. 2 or FIG. 3, polypeptides consisting of about amino acid 40 to about amino acid 50 of a 151P3D4 protein shown in FIG. 2 or FIG. 3, polypeptides consisting of about amino acid 50 to about amino acid 60 of a 151P3D4 protein shown in FIG. 2 or FIG. 3, polypeptides consisting of about amino acid 60 to about amino acid 70 of a 151P3D4 protein shown in FIG. 2 or FIG. 3, polypeptides consisting of about amino acid 70 to about amino acid 80 of a 151P3D4 protein shown in FIG. 2 or FIG. 3, polypeptides consisting of about amino acid 80 to about amino acid 90 of a 151P3D4 protein shown in FIG. 2 or FIG. 3, polypeptides consisting of about amino acid 90 to about amino acid 100 of a 151P3D4 protein shown in FIG. 2 or FIG. 3, etc. throughout the entirety of a 151P3D4 amino acid sequence. Moreover, polypeptides consisting of about amino acid 1 (or 20 or 30 or 40 etc.) to about amino acid 20, (or 130, or 140 or 150 etc.) of a 151P3D4 protein shown in FIG. 2 or FIG. 3 are embodiments of the invention. It is to be appreciated that the starting and stopping positions in this paragraph refer to the specified position as well as that position plus or minus 5 residues.

151P3D4-related proteins are generated using standard peptide synthesis technology or using chemical cleavage methods well known in the art. Alternatively, recombinant methods can be used to generate nucleic acid molecules that encode a 151P3D4-related protein. In one embodiment, nucleic acid molecules provide a means to generate defined fragments of a 151P3D4 protein (or variants, homologs or analogs thereof).

Motif-Bearing Protein Embodiments

Additional illustrative embodiments of the invention disclosed herein include 151P3D4 polypeptides comprising the amino acid residues of one or more of the biological motifs contained within a 151P3D4 polypeptide sequence set forth in FIG. 2 or FIG. 3. Various motifs are known in the art, and a protein can be evaluated for the presence of such motifs by a number of publicly available Internet sites (see, e.g., URL addresses: pfam.wustl.edu/; searchlauncher.bcm.tmc.edu/seq-search/struc-predict.html; psort.ims.u-tokyo.ac.jp/; cbs.dtu.dk/; ebi.ac.uk/interpro/scan.html; expasy.ch/tools/scnpsit1.html; Epimatrix™ and Epimer™, Brown University, brown.edu/Research/TB-HIV_Lab/epimatrix/epimatrix.html; and BIMAS, bimas.dcrt.nih.gov/).

Motif bearing subsequences of all 151P3D4 variant proteins are set forth and identified in Tables V-XVIII and XXII-LII.

Table XIX sets forth several frequently occurring motifs based on pfam searches (see URL address pfam.wustl.edu/). The columns of Table XIX list (1) motif name abbreviation, (2) percent identity found amongst the different member of the motif family, (3) motif name or description and (4) most common function; location information is included if the motif is relevant for location.

Polypeptides comprising one or more of the 151P3D4 motifs discussed above are useful in elucidating the specific characteristics of a malignant phenotype in view of the observation that the 151P3D4 motifs discussed above are associated with growth dysregulation and because 151P3D4 is overexpressed in certain cancers (See, e.g., Table I). Casein kinase II, cAMP and camp-dependent protein kinase, and Protein Kinase C, for example, are enzymes known to be associated with the development of the malignant phenotype (see e.g. Chen et al., Lab Invest., 78 (2): 165-174 (1998); Gaiddon et al., Endocrinology 136 (10): 4331-4338 (1995); Hall et al., Nucleic Acids Research 24 (6): 1119-1126 (1996); Peterziel et al., Oncogene 18 (46): 6322-6329 (1999) and O'Brian, Oncol. Rep. 5 (2): 305-309 (1998)). Moreover, both glycosylation and myristoylation are protein modifications also associated with cancer and cancer progression (see e.g. Dennis et al., Biochem. Biophys. Acta 1473 (1):21-34 (1999); Raju et al., Exp. Cell Res. 235 (1): 145-154 (1997)). Amidation is another protein modification also associated with cancer and cancer progression (see e.g. Treston et al., J. Natl. Cancer Inst. Monogr. (13): 169-175 (1992)).

In another embodiment, proteins of the invention comprise one or more of the immunoreactive epitopes identified in accordance with art-accepted methods, such as the peptides set forth in Tables V-XVIII and XXII-LI. CTL epitopes can be determined using specific algorithms to identify peptides within a 151P3D4 protein that are capable of optimally binding to specified HLA alleles (e.g., Table IV; Epimatrix™ and Epimer™, Brown University, Internet URL brown.edu/Research/TB-HIV_Lab/epimatrix/epimatrix.html; and BIMAS, URL bimas.dcrt.nih.gov/.) Moreover, processes for identifying peptides that have sufficient binding affinity for HLA molecules and which are correlated with being immunogenic epitopes, are well known in the art, and are carried out without undue experimentation. In addition, processes for identifying peptides that are immunogenic epitopes, are well known in the art, and are carried out without undue experimentation either in vitro or in vivo.

Also known in the art are principles for creating analogs of such epitopes in order to modulate immunogenicity. For example, one begins with an epitope that bears a CTL or HTL motif (see, e.g., the HLA Class I and HLA Class II motifs/supermotifs of Table IV). The epitope is analoged by substituting out an amino acid at one of the specified positions, and replacing it with another amino acid specified for that position. For example, one can substitute out a deleterious residue in favor of any other residue, such as a preferred residue as defined in Table IV; substitute a less-preferred residue with a preferred residue as defined in Table IV; or substitute an originally-occurring preferred residue with another preferred residue as defined in Table IV. Substitutions can occur at primary anchor positions or at other positions in a peptide; see, e.g., Table IV.

A variety of references reflect the art regarding the identification and generation of epitopes in a protein of interest as well as analogs thereof. See, for example, WO 97/33602 to Chesnut et al.; Sette, Immunogenetics 1999 50 (3-4): 201-212; Sette et al., J. Immunol. 2001 166 (2): 1389-1397; Sidney et al., Hum. Immunol. 1997 58 (1): 12-20; Kondo et al., Immunogenetics 1997 45 (4): 249-258; Sidney et al., J. Immunol. 1996 157 (8): 3480-90; and Falk et al., Nature 351: 290-6 (1991); Hunt et al., Science 255:1261-3 (1992); Parker et al., J. Immunol. 149:3580-7 (1992); Parker et al., J. Immunol. 152:163-75 (1994)); Kast et al., 1994 152 (8): 3904-12; Borras-Cuesta et al., Hum. Immunol. 2000 61 (3): 266-278; Alexander et al., J. Immunol. 2000 164 (3); 164 (3): 1625-1633; Alexander et al., PMID: 7895164, UI: 95202582; O'Sullivan et al., J. Immunol. 1991 147 (8): 2663-2669; Alexander et al., Immunity 1994 1 (9): 751-761 and Alexander et al., Immunol. Res. 1998 18 (2): 79-92.

Related embodiments of the invention include polypeptides comprising combinations of the different motifs set forth in Table XX, and/or, one or more of the predicted CTL epitopes of Tables V-XVII and XXII-XLVII, and/or, one or more of the predicted HTL epitopes of Tables XLVIII-LI, and/or, one or more of the T cell binding motifs known in the art. Preferred embodiments contain no insertions, deletions or substitutions either within the motifs or the intervening sequences of the polypeptides. In addition, embodiments which include a number of either N-terminal and/or C-terminal amino acid residues on either side of these motifs may be desirable (to, for example, include a greater portion of the polypeptide architecture in which the motif is located). Typically the number of N-terminal and/or C-terminal amino acid residues on either side of a motif is between about 1 to about 100 amino acid residues, preferably 5 to about 50 amino acid residues.

151P3D4-related proteins are embodied in many forms, preferably in isolated form. A purified 151P3D4 protein molecule will be substantially free of other proteins or molecules that impair the binding of 151P3D4 to antibody, T cell or other ligand. The nature and degree of isolation and purification will depend on the intended use. Embodiments of a 151P3D4-related proteins include purified 151P3D4-related proteins and functional, soluble 151P3D4-related proteins. In one embodiment, a functional, soluble 151P3D4 protein or fragment thereof retains the ability to be bound by antibody, T cell or other ligand.

The invention also provides 151P3D4 proteins comprising biologically active fragments of a 151P3D4 amino acid sequence shown in FIG. 2 or FIG. 3. Such proteins exhibit properties of the starting 151P3D4 protein, such as the ability to elicit the generation of antibodies that specifically bind an epitope associated with the starting 151P3D4 protein; to be bound by such antibodies; to elicit the activation of HTL or CTL; and/or, to be recognized by HTL or CTL that also specifically bind to the starting protein.

151P3D4-related polypeptides that contain particularly interesting structures can be predicted and/or identified using various analytical techniques well known in the art, including, for example, the methods of Chou-Fasman, Garnier-Robson, Kyte-Doolittle, Eisenberg, Karplus-Schultz or Jameson-Wolf analysis, or on the basis of immunogenicity. Fragments that contain such structures are particularly useful in generating subunit-specific anti-151P3D4 antibodies, or T cells or in identifying cellular factors that bind to 151P3D4. For example, hydrophilicity profiles can be generated, and immunogenic peptide fragments identified, using the method of Hopp, T. P. and Woods, K. R., 1981, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 78:3824-3828. Hydropathicity profiles can be generated, and immunogenic peptide fragments identified, using the method of Kyte, J. and Doolittle, R. F., 1982, J. Mol. Biol. 157:105-132. Percent (%) Accessible Residues profiles can be generated, and immunogenic peptide fragments identified, using the method of Janin J., 1979, Nature 277:491-492. Average Flexibility profiles can be generated, and immunogenic peptide fragments identified, using the method of Bhaskaran R., Ponnuswamy P. K., 1988, Int. J. Pept. Protein Res. 32:242-255. Beta-turn profiles can be generated, and immunogenic peptide fragments identified, using the method of Deleage, G., Roux B., 1987, Protein Engineering 1:289-294.

CTL epitopes can be determined using specific algorithms to identify peptides within a 151P3D4 protein that are capable of optimally binding to specified HLA alleles (e.g., by using the SYFPEITHI site at World Wide Web URL syfpeithi.bmi-heidelberg.com/; the listings in Table IV(A)-(E); Epimatrix™ and Epimer™, Brown University, Internet URL (brown.edu/Research/TB-HIV_Lab/epimatrix/epimatrix.html); and BIMAS, URL bimas.dcrt.nih.gov/). Illustrating this, peptide epitopes from 151P3D4 that are presented in the context of human MHC Class I molecules, e.g., HLA-A1, A2, A3, A11, A24, B7 and B35 were predicted (see, e.g., Tables V-XVIII, XXII-LI). Specifically, the complete amino acid sequence of the 151P3D4 protein and relevant portions of other variants, i.e., for HLA Class I predictions 9 flanking residues on either side of a point mutation, and for HLA Class II predictions 14 flanking residues on either side of a point mutation, were entered into the HLA Peptide Motif Search algorithm found in the Bioinformatics and Molecular Analysis Section (BIMAS) web site listed above; in addition to the site SYFPEITHI, at URL syfpeithi.bmi-heidelberg.com/.

The HLA peptide motif search algorithm was developed by Dr. Ken Parker based on binding of specific peptide sequences in the groove of HLA Class I molecules, in particular HLA-A2 (see, e.g., Falk et al., Nature 351: 290-6 (1991); Hunt et al., Science 255:1261-3 (1992); Parker et al., J. Immunol. 149:3580-7 (1992); Parker et al., J. Immunol. 152:163-75 (1994)). This algorithm allows location and ranking of 8-mer, 9-mer, and 10-mer peptides from a complete protein sequence for predicted binding to HLA-A2 as well as numerous other HLA Class I molecules. Many HLA class I binding peptides are 8-, 9-, 10 or 11-mers. For example, for Class I HLA-A2, the epitopes preferably contain a leucine (L) or methionine (M) at position 2 and a valine (V) or leucine (L) at the C-terminus (see, e.g., Parker et al., J. Immunol. 149:3580-7 (1992)). Selected results of 151P3D4 predicted binding peptides are shown in Tables V-XVIII and XXII-LI herein. In Tables V-XVIII and XXII-XLVII, selected candidates, 9-mers and 10-mers, for each family member are shown along with their location, the amino acid sequence of each specific peptide, and an estimated binding score. In Tables XLVIII-LI, selected candidates, 15-mers, for each family member are shown along with their location, the amino acid sequence of each specific peptide, and an estimated binding score. The binding score corresponds to the estimated half time of dissociation of complexes containing the peptide at 37° C. at pH 6.5. Peptides with the highest binding score are predicted to be the most tightly bound to HLA Class I on the cell surface for the greatest period of time and thus represent the best immunogenic targets for T-cell recognition.

Actual binding of peptides to an HLA allele can be evaluated by stabilization of HLA expression on the antigen-processing defective cell line T2 (see, e.g., Xue et al., Prostate 30:73-8 (1997) and Peshwa et al., Prostate 36:129-38 (1998)). Immunogenicity of specific peptides can be evaluated in vitro by stimulation of CD8+ cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) in the presence of antigen presenting cells such as dendritic cells.

It is to be appreciated that every epitope predicted by the BIMAS site, Epimer™ and Epimatrix™ sites, or specified by the HLA class I or class II motifs available in the art or which become part of the art such as set forth in Table IV (or determined using World Wide Web site URL syfpeithi.bmi-heidelberg.com/, or BIMAS, bimas.dcrt.nih.gov/) are to be “applied” to a 151P3D4 protein in accordance with the invention. As used in this context “applied” means that a 151P3D4 protein is evaluated, e.g., visually or by computer-based patterns finding methods, as appreciated by those of skill in the relevant art. Every subsequence of a 151P3D4 protein of 8, 9, 10, or 11 amino acid residues that bears an HLA Class I motif, or a subsequence of 9 or more amino acid residues that bear an HLA Class II motif are within the scope of the invention.

Expression of 151P3D4-Related Proteins

In an embodiment described in the examples that follow, 151P3D4 can be conveniently expressed in cells (such as 293T cells) transfected with a commercially available expression vector such as a CMV-driven expression vector encoding 151P3D4 with a C-terminal 6×His and MYC tag (pcDNA3.1/mycHIS, Invitrogen or Tag5, GenHunter Corporation, Nashville Tenn.). The Tag5 vector provides an IgGK secretion signal that can be used to facilitate the production of a secreted 151P3D4 protein in transfected cells. The secreted HIS-tagged 151P3D4 in the culture media can be purified, e.g., using a nickel column using standard techniques.

Modifications of 151P3D4-Related Proteins

Modifications of 151P3D4-related proteins such as covalent modifications are included within the scope of this invention. One type of covalent modification includes reacting targeted amino acid residues of a 151P3D4 polypeptide with an organic derivatizing agent that is capable of reacting with selected side chains or the N- or C-terminal residues of a 151P3D4 protein. Another type of covalent modification of a 151P3D4 polypeptide included within the scope of this invention comprises altering the native glycosylation pattern of a protein of the invention. Another type of covalent modification of 151P3D4 comprises linking a 151P3D4 polypeptide to one of a variety of nonproteinaceous polymers, e.g., polyethylene glycol (PEG), polypropylene glycol, or polyoxyalkylenes, in the manner set forth in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,640,835; 4,496,689; 4,301,144; 4,670,417; 4,791,192 or 4,179,337.

The 151P3D4-related proteins of the present invention can also be modified to form a chimeric molecule comprising 151P3D4 fused to another, heterologous polypeptide or amino acid sequence. Such a chimeric molecule can be synthesized chemically or recombinantly. A chimeric molecule can have a protein of the invention fused to another tumor-associated antigen or fragment thereof. Alternatively, a protein in accordance with the invention can comprise a fusion of fragments of a 151P3D4 sequence (amino or nucleic acid) such that a molecule is created that is not, through its length, directly homologous to the amino or nucleic acid sequences shown in FIG. 2 or FIG. 3. Such a chimeric molecule can comprise multiples of the same subsequence of 151P3D4. A chimeric molecule can comprise a fusion of a 151P3D4-related protein with a polyhistidine epitope tag, which provides an epitope to which immobilized nickel can selectively bind, with cytokines or with growth factors. The epitope tag is generally placed at the amino- or carboxyl-terminus of a 151P3D4 protein. In an alternative embodiment, the chimeric molecule can comprise a fusion of a 151P3D4-related protein with an immunoglobulin or a particular region of an immunoglobulin. For a bivalent form of the chimeric molecule (also referred to as an “immunoadhesin”), such a fusion could be to the Fc region of an IgG molecule. The Ig fusions preferably include the substitution of a soluble (transmembrane domain deleted or inactivated) form of a 151P3D4 polypeptide in place of at least one variable region within an Ig molecule. In a preferred embodiment, the immunoglobulin fusion includes the hinge, CH2 and CH3, or the hinge, CHI, CH2 and CH3 regions of an IgGI molecule. For the production of immunoglobulin fusions see, e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 5,428,130 issued Jun. 27, 1995.

Uses of 151P3D4-Related Proteins

The proteins of the invention have a number of different specific uses. As 151P3D4 is highly expressed in prostate and other cancers, 151P3D4-related proteins are used in methods that assess the status of 151P3D4 gene products in normal versus cancerous tissues, thereby elucidating the malignant phenotype. Typically, polypeptides from specific regions of a 151P3D4 protein are used to assess the presence of perturbations (such as deletions, insertions, point mutations etc.) in those regions (such as regions containing one or more motifs). Exemplary assays utilize antibodies or T cells targeting 151P3D4-related proteins comprising the amino acid residues of one or more of the biological motifs contained within a 151P3D4 polypeptide sequence in order to evaluate the characteristics of this region in normal versus cancerous tissues or to elicit an immune response to the epitope. Alternatively, 151P3D4-related proteins that contain the amino acid residues of one or more of the biological motifs in a 151P3D4 protein are used to screen for factors that interact with that region of 151P3D4.

151P3D4 protein fragments/subsequences are particularly useful in generating and characterizing domain-specific antibodies (e.g., antibodies recognizing an extracellular or intracellular epitope of a 151P3D4 protein), for identifying agents or cellular factors that bind to 151P3D4 or a particular structural domain thereof, and in various therapeutic and diagnostic contexts, including but not limited to diagnostic assays, cancer vaccines and methods of preparing such vaccines.

Proteins encoded by the 151P3D4 genes, or by analogs, homologs or fragments thereof have a variety of uses, including but not limited to generating antibodies and in methods for identifying ligands and other agents and cellular constituents that bind to a 151P3D4 gene product. Antibodies raised against a 151P3D4 protein or fragment thereof are useful in diagnostic and prognostic assays, and imaging methodologies in the management of human cancers characterized by expression of 151P3D4 protein, such as those listed in Table I. Such antibodies can be expressed intracellularly and used in methods of treating patients with such cancers. 151P3D4-related nucleic acids or proteins are also used in generating HTL or CTL responses.

Various immunological assays useful for the detection of 151P3D4 proteins are used, including but not limited to various types of radioimmunoassays, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA), enzyme-linked immunofluorescent assays (ELIFA), immunocytochemical methods, and the like. Antibodies can be labeled and used as immunological imaging reagents capable of detecting 151P3D4-expressing cells (e.g., in radioscintigraphic imaging methods). 151P3D4 proteins are also particularly useful in generating cancer vaccines, as further described herein.

151P3D4 Antibodies

Another aspect of the invention provides antibodies that bind to 151P3D4-related proteins. Preferred antibodies specifically bind to a 151P3D4-related protein and do not bind (or bind weakly) to peptides or proteins that are not 151P3D4-related proteins. For example, antibodies that bind 151P3D4 can bind 151P3D4-related proteins such as the homologs or analogs thereof.

151P3D4 antibodies of the invention are particularly useful in cancer (see, e.g., Table I) diagnostic and prognostic assays, and imaging methodologies. Similarly, such antibodies are useful in the treatment, diagnosis, and/or prognosis of other cancers, to the extent 151P3D4 is also expressed or overexpressed in these other cancers. Moreover, intracellularly expressed antibodies (e.g., single chain antibodies) are therapeutically useful in treating cancers in which the expression of 151P3D4 is involved, such as advanced or metastatic prostate cancers.

The invention also provides various immunological assays useful for the detection and quantification of 151P3D4 and mutant 151P3D4-related proteins. Such assays can comprise one or more 151P3D4 antibodies capable of recognizing and binding a 151P3D4-related protein, as appropriate. These assays are performed within various immunological assay formats well known in the art, including but not limited to various types of radioimmunoassays, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA), enzyme-linked immunofluorescent assays (ELIFA), and the like.

Immunological non-antibody assays of the invention also comprise T cell immunogenicity assays (inhibitory or stimulatory) as well as major histocompatibility complex (MHC) binding assays.

In addition, immunological imaging methods capable of detecting prostate cancer and other cancers expressing 151P3D4 are also provided by the invention, including but not limited to radioscintigraphic imaging methods using labeled 151P3D4 antibodies. Such assays are clinically useful in the detection, monitoring, and prognosis of 151P3D4 expressing cancers such as prostate cancer.

151P3D4 antibodies are also used in methods for purifying a 151P3D4-related protein and for isolating 151P3D4 homologues and related molecules. For example, a method of purifying a 151P3D4-related protein comprises incubating a 151P3D4 antibody, which has been coupled to a solid matrix, with a lysate or other solution containing a 151P3D4-related protein under conditions that permit the 151P3D4 antibody to bind to the 151P3D4-related protein; washing the solid matrix to eliminate impurities; and eluting the 151P3D4-related protein from the coupled antibody. Other uses of 151P3D4 antibodies in accordance with the invention include generating anti-idiotypic antibodies that mimic a 151P3D4 protein.

Various methods for the preparation of antibodies are well known in the art. For example, antibodies can be prepared by immunizing a suitable mammalian host using a 151P3D4-related protein, peptide, or fragment, in isolated or immunoconjugated form (Antibodies: A Laboratory Manual, CSH Press, Eds., Harlow, and Lane (1988); Harlow, Antibodies, Cold Spring Harbor Press, NY (1989)). In addition, fusion proteins of 151P3D4 can also be used, such as a 151P3D4 GST-fusion protein. In a particular embodiment, a GST fusion protein comprising all or most of the amino acid sequence of FIG. 2 or FIG. 3 is produced, then used as an immunogen to generate appropriate antibodies. In another embodiment, a 151P3D4-related protein is synthesized and used as an immunogen.

In addition, naked DNA immunization techniques known in the art are used (with or without purified 151P3D4-related protein or 151P3D4 expressing cells) to generate an immune response to the encoded immunogen (for review, see Donnelly et al., 1997, Ann. Rev. Immunol. 15: 617-648).

The amino acid sequence of a 151P3D4 protein as shown in FIG. 2 or FIG. 3 can be analyzed to select specific regions of the 151P3D4 protein for generating antibodies. For example, hydrophobicity and hydrophilicity analyses of a 151P3D4 amino acid sequence are used to identify hydrophilic regions in the 151P3D4 structure. Regions of a 151P3D4 protein that show immunogenic structure, as well as other regions and domains, can readily be identified using various other methods known in the art, such as Chou-Fasman, Garnier-Robson, Kyte-Doolittle, Eisenberg, Karplus-Schultz or Jameson-Wolf analysis. Hydrophilicity profiles can be generated using the method of Hopp, T. P. and Woods, K. R., 1981, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 78:3824-3828. Hydropathicity profiles can be generated using the method of Kyte, J. and Doolittle, R. F., 1982, J. Mol. Biol. 157:105-132. Percent (%) Accessible Residues profiles can be generated using the method of Janin J., 1979, Nature 277:491-492. Average Flexibility profiles can be generated using the method of Bhaskaran R., Ponnuswamy P. K., 1988, Int. J. Pept. Protein Res. 32:242-255. Beta-turn profiles can be generated using the method of Deleage, G., Roux B., 1987, Protein Engineering 1:289-294. Thus, each region identified by any of these programs or methods is within the scope of the present invention. Methods for the generation of 151P3D4 antibodies are further illustrated by way of the examples provided herein. Methods for preparing a protein or polypeptide for use as an immunogen are well known in the art. Also well known in the art are methods for preparing immunogenic conjugates of a protein with a carrier, such as BSA, KLH or other carrier protein. In some circumstances, direct conjugation using, for example, carbodiimide reagents are used; in other instances linking reagents such as those supplied by Pierce Chemical Co., Rockford, Ill., are effective. Administration of a 151P3D4 immunogen is often conducted by injection over a suitable time period and with use of a suitable adjuvant, as is understood in the art. During the immunization schedule, titers of antibodies can be taken to determine adequacy of antibody formation.

151P3D4 monoclonal antibodies can be produced by various means well known in the art. For example, immortalized cell lines that secrete a desired monoclonal antibody are prepared using the standard hybridoma technology of Kohler and Milstein or modifications that immortalize antibody-producing B cells, as is generally known. Immortalized cell lines that secrete the desired antibodies are screened by immunoassay in which the antigen is a 151P3D4-related protein. When the appropriate immortalized cell culture is identified, the cells can be expanded and antibodies produced either from in vitro cultures or from ascites fluid.

The antibodies or fragments of the invention can also be produced, by recombinant means. Regions that bind specifically to the desired regions of a 151P3D4 protein can also be produced in the context of chimeric or complementarity determining region (CDR) grafted antibodies of multiple species origin. Humanized or human 151P3D4 antibodies can also be produced, and are preferred for use in therapeutic contexts. Methods for humanizing murine and other non-human antibodies, by substituting one or more of the non-human antibody CDRs for corresponding human antibody sequences, are well known (see for example, Jones et al., 1986, Nature 321: 522-525; Riechmann et al., 1988, Nature 332: 323-327; Verhoeyen et al., 1988, Science 239: 1534-1536). See also, Carter et al., 1993, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 89: 4285 and Sims et al., 1993, J. Immunol. 151: 2296.

Methods for producing fully human monoclonal antibodies include phage display and transgenic methods (for review, see Vaughan et al., 1998, Nature Biotechnology 16: 535-539). Fully human 151P3D4 monoclonal antibodies can be generated using cloning technologies employing large human Ig gene combinatorial libraries (i.e., phage display) (Griffiths and Hoogenboom, Building an in vitro immune system: human antibodies from phage display libraries. In: Protein Engineering of Antibody Molecules for Prophylactic and Therapeutic Applications in Man, Clark, M. (Ed.), Nottingham Academic, pp 45-64 (1993); Burton and Barbas, Human Antibodies from combinatorial libraries. Id., pp 65-82). Fully human 151P3D4 monoclonal antibodies can also be produced using transgenic mice engineered to contain human immunoglobulin gene loci as described in PCT Patent Application WO98/24893, Kucherlapati and Jakobovits et al., published Dec. 3, 1997 (see also, Jakobovits, 1998, Exp. Opin. Invest. Drugs 7 (4): 607-614; U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,162,963 issued 19 Dec. 2000; 6,150,584 issued 12 Nov. 2000; and, 6,114,598 issued 5 Sep. 2000). This method avoids the in vitro manipulation required with phage display technology and efficiently produces high affinity authentic human antibodies.

Reactivity of 151P3D4 antibodies with a 151P3D4-related protein can be established by a number of well known means, including Western blot, immunoprecipitation, ELISA, and FACS analyses using, as appropriate, 151P3D4-related proteins, 151P3D4-expressing cells or extracts thereof. A 151P3D4 antibody or fragment thereof can be labeled with a detectable marker or conjugated to a second molecule. Suitable detectable markers include, but are not limited to, a radioisotope, a fluorescent compound, a bioluminescent compound, chemiluminescent compound, a metal chelator or an enzyme. Further, bi-specific antibodies specific for two or more 151P3D4 epitopes are generated using methods generally known in the art. Homodimeric antibodies can also be generated by cross-linking techniques known in the art (e.g., Wolff et al., Cancer Res. 53: 2560-2565).

151P3D4 Cellular Immune Responses

The mechanism by which T cells recognize antigens has been delineated. Efficacious peptide epitope vaccine compositions of the invention induce a therapeutic or prophylactic immune responses in very broad segments of the world-wide population. For an understanding of the value and efficacy of compositions of the invention that induce cellular immune responses, a brief review of immunology-related technology is provided.

A complex of an HLA molecule and a peptidic antigen acts as the ligand recognized by HLA-restricted T cells (Buus, S. et al., Cell 47:1071, 1986; Babbitt, B. P. et al., Nature 317:359, 1985; Townsend, A. and Bodmer, H., Annu. Rev. Immunol. 7:601, 1989; Germain, R. N., Annu. Rev. Immunol. 11:403, 1993). Through the study of single amino acid substituted antigen analogs and the sequencing of endogenously bound, naturally processed peptides, critical residues that correspond to motifs required for specific binding to HLA antigen molecules have been identified and are set forth in Table IV (see also, e.g., Southwood, et al., J. Immunol. 160:3363, 1998; Rammensee, et al., Immunogenetics 41:178, 1995; Rammensee et al., SYFPEITHI, access via World Wide Web at URL syfpeithi.bmi-heidelberg.com/; Sette, A. and Sidney, J. Curr. Opin. Immunol. 10:478, 1998; Engelhard, V. H., Curr. Opin. Immunol. 6:13, 1994; Sette, A. and Grey, H. M., Curr. Opin. Immunol. 4:79, 1992; Sinigaglia, F. and Hammer, J. Curr. Biol. 6:52, 1994; Ruppert et al., Cell 74:929-937, 1993; Kondo et al., J. Immunol. 155:4307-4312, 1995; Sidney et al., J. Immunol. 157:3480-3490, 1996; Sidney et al., Human Immunol. 45:79-93, 1996; Sette, A. and Sidney, J. Immunogenetics 1999 November; 50 (3-4):201-12, Review).

Furthermore, x-ray crystallographic analyses of HLA-peptide complexes have revealed pockets within the peptide binding cleft/groove of HLA molecules which accommodate, in an allele-specific mode, residues borne by peptide ligands; these residues in turn determine the HLA binding capacity of the peptides in which they are present. (See, e.g., Madden, D. R. Annu. Rev. Immunol. 13:587, 1995; Smith, et al., Immunity 4:203, 1996; Fremont et al., Immunity 8:305, 1998; Stern et al., Structure 2:245, 1994; Jones, E. Y. Curr. Opin. Immunol. 9:75, 1997; Brown, J. H. et al., Nature 364:33, 1993; Guo, H. C. et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 90:8053, 1993; Guo, H. C. et al., Nature 360:364, 1992; Silver, M. L. et al., Nature 360:367, 1992; Matsumura, M. et al., Science 257:927, 1992; Madden et al., Cell 70:1035, 1992; Fremont, D. H. et al., Science 257:919, 1992; Saper, M. A., Bjorkman, P. J. and Wiley, D.C., J. Mol. Biol. 219:277, 1991).

Accordingly, the definition of class I and class II allele-specific HLA binding motifs, or class I or class II supermotifs allows identification of regions within a protein that are correlated with binding to particular HLA antigen(s).

Thus, by a process of HLA motif identification, candidates for epitope-based vaccines have been identified; such candidates can be further evaluated by HLA-peptide binding assays to determine binding affinity and/or the time period of association of the epitope and its corresponding HLA molecule. Additional confirmatory work can be performed to select, amongst these vaccine candidates, epitopes with preferred characteristics in terms of population coverage, and/or immunogenicity.

Various strategies can be utilized to evaluate cellular immunogenicity, including:

1) Evaluation of primary T cell cultures from normal individuals (see, e.g., Wentworth, P. A. et al., Mol. Immunol. 32:603, 1995; Celis, E. et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 91:2105, 1994; Tsai, V. et al., J. Immunol. 158:1796, 1997; Kawashima, I. et al., Human Immunol. 59:1, 1998). This procedure involves the stimulation of peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL) from normal subjects with a test peptide in the presence of antigen presenting cells in vitro over a period of several weeks. T cells specific for the peptide become activated during this time and are detected using, e.g., a lymphokine- or ⁵¹Cr-release assay involving peptide sensitized target cells.

2) Immunization of HLA transgenic mice (see, e.g., Wentworth, P. A. et al., J. Immunol. 26:97, 1996; Wentworth, P. A. et al., Int. Immunol. 8:651, 1996; Alexander, J. et al., J. Immunol. 159:4753, 1997). For example, in such methods peptides in incomplete Freund's adjuvant are administered subcutaneously to HLA transgenic mice. Several weeks following immunization, splenocytes are removed and cultured in vitro in the presence of test peptide for approximately one week. Peptide-specific T cells are detected using, e.g., a ⁵¹Cr-release assay involving peptide sensitized target cells and target cells expressing endogenously generated antigen.

3) Demonstration of recall T cell responses from immune individuals who have been either effectively vaccinated and/or from chronically ill patients (see, e.g., Rehermann, B. et al., J. Exp. Med. 181:1047, 1995; Doolan, D. L. et al., Immunity 7:97, 1997; Bertoni, R. et al., J. Clin. Invest. 100:503, 1997; Threlkeld, S. C. et al., J. Immunol. 159:1648, 1997; Diepolder, H. M. et al., J. Virol. 71:6011, 1997). Accordingly, recall responses are detected by culturing PBL from subjects that have been exposed to the antigen due to disease and thus have generated an immune response “naturally”, or from patients who were vaccinated against the antigen. PBL from subjects are cultured in vitro for 1-2 weeks in the presence of test peptide plus antigen presenting cells (APC) to allow activation of “memory” T cells, as compared to “naive” T cells. At the end of the culture period, T cell activity is detected using assays including ⁵¹Cr release involving peptide-sensitized targets, T cell proliferation, or lymphokine release.

151P3D4 Transgenic Animals

Nucleic acids that encode a 151P3D4-related protein can also be used to generate either transgenic animals or “knock out” animals that, in turn, are useful in the development and screening of therapeutically useful reagents. In accordance with established techniques, cDNA encoding 151P3D4 can be used to clone genomic DNA that encodes 151P3D4. The cloned genomic sequences can then be used to generate transgenic animals containing cells that express DNA that encode 151P3D4. Methods for generating transgenic animals, particularly animals such as mice or rats, have become conventional in the art and are described, for example, in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,736,866 issued 12 Apr. 1988, and 4,870,009 issued 26 Sep. 1989. Typically, particular cells would be targeted for 151P3D4 transgene incorporation with tissue-specific enhancers.

Transgenic animals that include a copy of a transgene encoding 151P3D4 can be used to examine the effect of increased expression of DNA that encodes 151P3D4. Such animals can be used as tester animals for reagents thought to confer protection from, for example, pathological conditions associated with its overexpression. In accordance with this aspect of the invention, an animal is treated with a reagent and a reduced incidence of a pathological condition, compared to untreated animals that bear the transgene, would indicate a potential therapeutic intervention for the pathological condition.

Alternatively, non-human homologues of 151P3D4 can be used to construct a 151P3D4 “knockout” animal that has a defective or altered gene encoding 151P3D4 as a result of homologous recombination between the endogenous gene encoding 151P3D4 and altered genomic DNA encoding 151P3D4 introduced into an embryonic cell of the animal. For example, cDNA that encodes 151P3D4 can be used to clone genomic DNA encoding 151P3D4 in accordance with established techniques. A portion of the genomic DNA encoding 151P3D4 can be deleted or replaced with another gene, such as a gene encoding a selectable marker that can be used to monitor integration. Typically, several kilobases of unaltered flanking DNA (both at the 5′ and 3′ ends) are included in the vector (see, e.g., Thomas and Capecchi, Cell, 51:503 (1987) for a description of homologous recombination vectors). The vector is introduced into an embryonic stem cell line (e.g., by electroporation) and cells in which the introduced DNA has homologously recombined with the endogenous DNA are selected (see, e.g., Li et al., Cell, 69:915 (1992)). The selected cells are then injected into a blastocyst of an animal (e.g., a mouse or rat) to form aggregation chimeras (see, e.g., Bradley, in Teratocarcinomas and Embryonic Stem Cells: A Practical Approach, E. J. Robertson, ed. (IRL, Oxford, 1987), pp. 113-152). A chimeric embryo can then be implanted into a suitable pseudopregnant female foster animal, and the embryo brought to term to create a “knock out” animal. Progeny harboring the homologously recombined DNA in their germ cells can be identified by standard techniques and used to breed animals in which all cells of the animal contain the homologously recombined DNA. Knock out animals can be characterized, for example, for their ability to defend against certain pathological conditions or for their development of pathological conditions due to absence of a 151P3D4 polypeptide.

Methods for the Detection of 151P3D4

Another aspect of the present invention relates to methods for detecting 151P3D4 polynucleotides and 151P3D4-related proteins, as well as methods for identifying a cell that expresses 151P3D4. The expression profile of 151P3D4 makes it a diagnostic marker for metastasized disease. Accordingly, the status of 151P3D4 gene products provides information useful for predicting a variety of factors including susceptibility to advanced stage disease, rate of progression, and/or tumor aggressiveness. As discussed in detail herein, the status of 151P3D4 gene products in patient samples can be analyzed by a variety protocols that are well known in the art including immunohistochemical analysis, the variety of Northern blotting techniques including in situ hybridization, RT-PCR analysis (for example on laser capture micro-dissected samples), Western blot analysis and tissue array analysis.

More particularly, the invention provides assays for the detection of 151P3D4 polynucleotides in a biological sample, such as serum, bone, prostate, and other tissues, urine, semen, cell preparations, and the like. Detectable 151P3D4 polynucleotides include, for example, a 151P3D4 gene or fragment thereof, 51P3D4 mRNA, alternative splice variant 151P3D4 mRNAs, and recombinant DNA or RNA molecules that contain a 151P3D4 polynucleotide. A number of methods for amplifying and/or detecting the presence of 151P3D4 polynucleotides are well known in the art and can be employed in the practice of this aspect of the invention.

In one embodiment, a method for detecting a 151P3D4 mRNA in a biological sample comprises producing cDNA from the sample by reverse transcription using at least one primer; amplifying the cDNA so produced using a 151P3D4 polynucleotides as sense and antisense primers to amplify 151P3D4 cDNAs therein; and detecting the presence of the amplified 151P3D4 cDNA. Optionally, the sequence of the amplified 151P3D4 cDNA can be determined.

In another embodiment, a method of detecting a 151P3D4 gene in a biological sample comprises first isolating genomic DNA from the sample; amplifying the isolated genomic DNA using 151P3D4 polynucleotides as sense and antisense primers; and detecting the presence of the amplified 151P3D4 gene. Any number of appropriate sense and antisense probe combinations can be designed from a 151P3D4 nucleotide sequence (see, e.g., FIG. 2) and used for this purpose.

The invention also provides assays for detecting the presence of a 151P3D4 protein in a tissue or other biological sample such as serum, semen, bone, prostate, urine, cell preparations, and the like. Methods for detecting a 151P3D4-related protein are also well known and include, for example, immunoprecipitation, immunohistochemical analysis, Western blot analysis, molecular binding assays, ELISA, ELIFA and the like. For example, a method of detecting the presence of a 151P3D4-related protein in a biological sample comprises first contacting the sample with a 151P3D4 antibody, a 151P3D4-reactive fragment thereof, or a recombinant protein containing an antigen binding region of a 151P3D4 antibody; and then detecting the binding of 151P3D4-related protein in the sample.

Methods for identifying a cell that expresses 151P3D4 are also within the scope of the invention. In one embodiment, an assay for identifying a cell that expresses a 151P3D4 gene comprises detecting the presence of 151P3D4 mRNA in the cell. Methods for the detection of particular mRNAs in cells are well known and include, for example, hybridization assays using complementary DNA probes (such as in situ hybridization using labeled 151P3D4 riboprobes, Northern blot and related techniques) and various nucleic acid amplification assays (such as RT-PCR using complementary primers specific for 151P3D4, and other amplification type detection methods, such as, for example, branched DNA, SISBA, TMA and the like). Alternatively, an assay for identifying a cell that expresses a 151P3D4 gene comprises detecting the presence of 151P3D4-related protein in the cell or secreted by the cell. Various methods for the detection of proteins are well known in the art and are employed for the detection of 151P3D4-related proteins and cells that express 151P3D4-related proteins.

151P3D4 expression analysis is also useful as a tool for identifying and evaluating agents that modulate 151P3D4 gene expression. For example, 151P3D4 expression is significantly upregulated in prostate cancer, and is expressed in cancers of the tissues listed in Table I. Identification of a molecule or biological agent that inhibits 151P3D4 expression or over-expression in cancer cells is of therapeutic value. For example, such an agent can be identified by using a screen that quantifies 151P3D4 expression by RT-PCR, nucleic acid hybridization or antibody binding.

Methods for Monitoring the Status of 151P3D4-Related Genes and Their Products

Oncogenesis is known to be a multistep process where cellular growth becomes progressively dysregulated and cells progress from a normal physiological state to precancerous and then cancerous states (see, e.g., Alers et al., Lab Invest. 77 (5): 437-438 (1997) and Isaacs et al., Cancer Surv. 23: 19-32 (1995)). In this context, examining a biological sample for evidence of dysregulated cell growth (such as aberrant 151P3D4 expression in cancers) allows for early detection of such aberrant physiology, before a pathologic state such as cancer has progressed to a stage that therapeutic options are more limited and or the prognosis is worse. In such examinations, the status of 151P3D4 in a biological sample of interest can be compared, for example, to the status of 151P3D4 in a corresponding normal sample (e.g. a sample from that individual or alternatively another individual that is not affected by a pathology). An alteration in the status of 151P3D4 in the biological sample (as compared to the normal sample) provides evidence of dysregulated cellular growth. In addition to using a biological sample that is not affected by a pathology as a normal sample, one can also use a predetermined normative value such as a predetermined normal level of mRNA expression (see, e.g., Grever et al., J. Comp. Neurol. 1996 Dec. 9; 376 (2): 306-14 and U.S. Pat. No. 5,837,501) to compare 151P3D4 status in a sample.

The term “status” in this context is used according to its art accepted meaning and refers to the condition or state of a gene and its products. Typically, skilled artisans use a number of parameters to evaluate the condition or state of a gene and its products. These include, but are not limited to the location of expressed gene products (including the location of 151P3D4 expressing cells) as well as the level, and biological activity of expressed gene products (such as 151P3D4 mRNA, polynucleotides and polypeptides). Typically, an alteration in the status of 151P3D4 comprises a change in the location of 151P3D4 and/or 151P3D4 expressing cells and/or an increase in 151P3D4 mRNA and/or protein expression.

151P3D4 status in a sample can be analyzed by a number of means well known in the art, including without limitation, immunohistochemical analysis, in situ hybridization, RT-PCR analysis on laser capture micro-dissected samples, Western blot analysis, and tissue array analysis. Typical protocols for evaluating the status of a 151P3D4 gene and gene products are found, for example in Ausubel et al. eds., 1995, Current Protocols In Molecular Biology, Units 2 (Northern Blotting), 4 (Southern Blotting), 15 (Immunoblotting) and 18 (PCR Analysis). Thus, the status of 151P3D4 in a biological sample is evaluated by various methods utilized by skilled artisans including, but not limited to genomic Southern analysis (to examine, for example perturbations in a 151P3D4 gene), Northern analysis and/or PCR analysis of 151P3D4 mRNA (to examine, for example alterations in the polynucleotide sequences or expression levels of 151P3D4 mRNAs), and, Western and/or immunohistochemical analysis (to examine, for example alterations in polypeptide sequences, alterations in polypeptide localization within a sample, alterations in expression levels of 151P3D4 proteins and/or associations of 151P3D4 proteins with polypeptide binding partners). Detectable 151P3D4 polynucleotides include, for example, a 151P3D4 gene or fragment thereof, 151P3D4 mRNA, alternative splice variants, 151P3D4 mRNAs, and recombinant DNA or RNA molecules containing a 151P3D4 polynucleotide.

The expression profile of 151P3D4 makes it a diagnostic marker for local and/or metastasized disease, and provides information on the growth or oncogenic potential of a biological sample. In particular, the status of 151P3D4 provides information useful for predicting susceptibility to particular disease stages, progression, and/or tumor aggressiveness. The invention provides methods and assays for determining 151P3D4 status and diagnosing cancers that express 151P3D4, such as cancers of the tissues listed in Table I. For example, because 151P3D4 mRNA is so highly expressed in prostate and other cancers relative to normal prostate tissue, assays that evaluate the levels of 151P3D4 mRNA transcripts or proteins in a biological sample can be used to diagnose a disease associated with 151P3D4 dysregulation, and can provide prognostic information useful in defining appropriate therapeutic options.

The expression status of 151P3D4 provides information including the presence, stage and location of dysplastic, precancerous and cancerous cells, predicting susceptibility to various stages of disease, and/or for gauging tumor aggressiveness. Moreover, the expression profile makes it useful as an imaging reagent for metastasized disease. Consequently, an aspect of the invention is directed to the various molecular prognostic and diagnostic methods for examining the status of 151P3D4 in biological samples such as those from individuals suffering from, or suspected of suffering from a pathology characterized by dysregulated cellular growth, such as cancer.

As described above, the status of 151P3D4 in a biological sample can be examined by a number of well-known procedures in the art. For example, the status of 151P3D4 in a biological sample taken from a specific location in the body can be examined by evaluating the sample for the presence or absence of 151P3D4 expressing cells (e.g. those that express 151P3D4 mRNAs or proteins). This examination can provide evidence of dysregulated cellular growth, for example, when 151P3D4-expressing cells are found in a biological sample that does not normally contain such cells (such as a lymph node), because such alterations in the status of 151P3D4 in a biological sample are often associated with dysregulated cellular growth. Specifically, one indicator of dysregulated cellular growth is the metastases of cancer cells from an organ of origin (such as the prostate) to a different area of the body (such as a lymph node). In this context, evidence of dysregulated cellular growth is important for example because occult lymph node metastases can be detected in a substantial proportion of patients with prostate cancer, and such metastases are associated with known predictors of disease progression (see, e.g., Murphy et al., Prostate 42 (4): 315-317 (2000);Su et al., Semin. Surg. Oncol. 18 (1): 17-28 (2000) and Freeman et al., J Urol 1995 August 154 (2 Pt 1):474-8).

In one aspect, the invention provides methods for monitoring 151P3D4 gene products by determining the status of 151P3D4 gene products expressed by cells from an individual suspected of having a disease associated with dysregulated cell growth (such as hyperplasia or cancer) and then comparing the status so determined to the status of 151P3D4 gene products in a corresponding normal sample. The presence of aberrant 151P3D4 gene products in the test sample relative to the normal sample provides an indication of the presence of dysregulated cell growth within the cells of the individual.

In another aspect, the invention provides assays useful in determining the presence of cancer in an individual, comprising detecting a significant increase in 151P3D4 mRNA or protein expression in a test cell or tissue sample relative to expression levels in the corresponding normal cell or tissue. The presence of 151P3D4 mRNA can, for example, be evaluated in tissues including but not limited to those listed in Table I. The presence of significant 151P3D4 expression in any of these tissues is useful to indicate the emergence, presence and/or severity of a cancer, since the corresponding normal tissues do not express 151P3D4 mRNA or express it at lower levels.

In a related embodiment, 151P3D4 status is determined at the protein level rather than at the nucleic acid level. For example, such a method comprises determining the level of 151P3D4 protein expressed by cells in a test tissue sample and comparing the level so determined to the level of 151P3D4 expressed in a corresponding normal sample. In one embodiment, the presence of 151P3D4 protein is evaluated, for example, using immunohistochemical methods. 151P3D4 antibodies or binding partners capable of detecting 151P3D4 protein expression are used in a variety of assay formats well known in the art for this purpose.

In a further embodiment, one can evaluate the status of 151P3D4 nucleotide and amino acid sequences in a biological sample in order to identify perturbations in the structure of these molecules. These perturbations can include insertions, deletions, substitutions and the like. Such evaluations are useful because perturbations in the nucleotide and amino acid sequences are observed in a large number of proteins associated with a growth dysregulated phenotype (see, e.g., Marrogi et al., 1999, J. Cutan. Pathol. 26 (8):369-378). For example, a mutation in the sequence of 151P3D4 may be indicative of the presence or promotion of a tumor. Such assays therefore have diagnostic and predictive value where a mutation in 151P3D4 indicates a potential loss of function or increase in tumor growth.

A wide variety of assays for observing perturbations in nucleotide and amino acid sequences are well known in the art. For example, the size and structure of nucleic acid or amino acid sequences of 151P3D4 gene products are observed by the Northern, Southern, Western, PCR and DNA sequencing protocols discussed herein. In addition, other methods for observing perturbations in nucleotide and amino acid sequences such as single strand conformation polymorphism analysis are well known in the art (see, e.g., U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,382,510 issued 7 Sep. 1999, and 5,952,170 issued 17 Jan. 1995).

Additionally, one can examine the methylation status of a 151P3D4 gene in a biological sample. Aberrant demethylation and/or hypermethylation of CpG islands in gene 5′ regulatory regions frequently occurs in immortalized and transformed cells, and can result in altered expression of various genes. For example, promoter hypermethylation of the pi-class glutathione S-transferase (a protein expressed in normal prostate but not expressed in >90% of prostate carcinomas) appears to permanently silence transcription of this gene and is the most frequently detected genomic alteration in prostate carcinomas (De Marzo et al., Am. J. Pathol. 155 (6): 1985-1992 (1999)). In addition, this alteration is present in at least 70% of cases of high-grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (PIN) (Brooks et al., Cancer Epidemiol. Biomarkers Prev., 1998, 7:531-536). In another example, expression of the LAGE-I tumor specific gene (which is not expressed in normal prostate but is expressed in 25-50% of prostate cancers) is induced by deoxy-azacytidine in lymphoblastoid cells, suggesting that tumoral expression is due to demethylation (Lethe et al., Int. J. Cancer 76 (6): 903-908 (1998)). A variety of assays for examining methylation status of a gene are well known in the art. For example, one can utilize, in Southern hybridization approaches, methylation-sensitive restriction enzymes that cannot cleave sequences that contain methylated CpG sites to assess the methylation status of CpG islands. In addition, MSP (methylation specific PCR) can rapidly profile the methylation status of all the CpG sites present in a CpG island of a given gene. This procedure involves initial modification of DNA by sodium bisulfite (which will convert all unmethylated cytosines to uracil) followed by amplification using primers specific for methylated versus unmethylated DNA. Protocols involving methylation interference can also be found for example in Current Protocols In Molecular Biology, Unit 12, Frederick M. Ausubel et al. eds., 1995.

Gene amplification is an additional method for assessing the status of 151P3D4. Gene amplification is measured in a sample directly, for example, by conventional Southern blotting or Northern blotting to quantitate the transcription of mRNA (Thomas, 1980, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 77:5201-5205), dot blotting (DNA analysis), or in situ hybridization, using an appropriately labeled probe, based on the sequences provided herein. Alternatively, antibodies are employed that recognize specific duplexes, including DNA duplexes, RNA duplexes, and DNA-RNA hybrid duplexes or DNA-protein duplexes. The antibodies in turn are labeled and the assay carried out where the duplex is bound to a surface, so that upon the formation of duplex on the surface, the presence of antibody bound to the duplex can be detected.

Biopsied tissue or peripheral blood can be conveniently assayed for the presence of cancer cells using for example, Northern, dot blot or RT-PCR analysis to detect 151P3D4 expression. The presence of RT-PCR amplifiable 151P3D4 mRNA provides an indication of the presence of cancer. RT-PCR assays are well known in the art. RT-PCR detection assays for tumor cells in peripheral blood are currently being evaluated for use in the diagnosis and management of a number of human solid tumors. In the prostate cancer field, these include RT-PCR assays for the detection of cells expressing PSA and PSM (Verkaik et al., 1997, Urol. Res. 25:373-384; Ghossein et al., 1995, J. Clin. Oncol. 13:1195-2000; Heston et al., 1995, Clin. Chem. 41:1687-1688).

A further aspect of the invention is an assessment of the susceptibility that an individual has for developing cancer. In one embodiment, a method for predicting susceptibility to cancer comprises detecting 151P3D4 mRNA or 151P3D4 protein in a tissue sample, its presence indicating susceptibility to cancer, wherein the degree of 151P3D4 mRNA expression correlates to the degree of susceptibility. In a specific embodiment, the presence of 151P3D4 in prostate or other tissue is examined, with the presence of 151P3D4 in the sample providing an indication of prostate cancer susceptibility (or the emergence or existence of a prostate tumor). Similarly, one can evaluate the integrity 151P3D4 nucleotide and amino acid sequences in a biological sample, in order to identify perturbations in the structure of these molecules such as insertions, deletions, substitutions and the like. The presence of one or more perturbations in 151P3D4 gene products in the sample is an indication of cancer susceptibility (or the emergence or existence of a tumor).

The invention also comprises methods for gauging tumor aggressiveness. In one embodiment, a method for gauging aggressiveness of a tumor comprises determining the level of 151P3D4 mRNA or 151P3D4 protein expressed by tumor cells, comparing the level so determined to the level of 151P3D4 mRNA or 151P3D4 protein expressed in a corresponding normal tissue taken from the same individual or a normal tissue reference sample, wherein the degree of 151P3D4 mRNA or 151P3D4 protein expression in the tumor sample relative to the normal sample indicates the degree of aggressiveness. In a specific embodiment, aggressiveness of a tumor is evaluated by determining the extent to which 151P3D4 is expressed in the tumor cells, with higher expression levels indicating more aggressive tumors. Another embodiment is the evaluation of the integrity of 151P3D4 nucleotide and amino acid sequences in a biological sample, in order to identify perturbations in the structure of these molecules such as insertions, deletions, substitutions and the like. The presence of one or more perturbations indicates more aggressive tumors.

Another embodiment of the invention is directed to methods for observing the progression of a malignancy in an individual over time. In one embodiment, methods for observing the progression of a malignancy in an individual over time comprise determining the level of 151P3D4 mRNA or 151P3D4 protein expressed by cells in a sample of the tumor, comparing the level so determined to the level of 151P3D4 mRNA or 151P3D4 protein expressed in an equivalent tissue sample taken from the same individual at a different time, wherein the degree of 151P3D4 mRNA or 151P3D4 protein expression in the tumor sample over time provides information on the progression of the cancer. In a specific embodiment, the progression of a cancer is evaluated by determining 151P3D4 expression in the tumor cells over time, where increased expression over time indicates a progression of the cancer. Also, one can evaluate the integrity 151P3D4 nucleotide and amino acid sequences in a biological sample in order to identify perturbations in the structure of these molecules such as insertions, deletions, substitutions and the like, where the presence of one or more perturbations indicates a progression of the cancer.

The above diagnostic approaches can be combined with any one of a wide variety of prognostic and diagnostic protocols known in the art. For example, another embodiment of the invention is directed to methods for observing a coincidence between the expression of 151P3D4 gene and 151P3D4 gene products (or perturbations in 151P3D4 gene and 151P3D4 gene products) and a factor that is associated with malignancy, as a means for diagnosing and prognosticating the status of a tissue sample. A wide variety of factors associated with malignancy can be utilized, such as the expression of genes associated with malignancy (e.g. PSA, PSCA and PSM expression for prostate cancer etc.) as well as gross cytological observations (see, e.g., Bocking et al., 1984, Anal. Quant. Cytol. 6 (2):74-88; Epstein, 1995, Hum. Pathol. 26 (2):223-9; Thorson et al., 1998, Mod. Pathol. 11 (6):543-51; Baisden et al., 1999, Am. J. Surg. Pathol. 23 (8):918-24). Methods for observing a coincidence between the expression of 151P3D4 gene and 151P3D4 gene products (or perturbations in 151P3D4 gene and 151P3D4 gene products) and another factor that is associated with malignancy are useful, for example, because the presence of a set of specific factors that coincide with disease provides information crucial for diagnosing and prognosticating the status of a tissue sample.

In one embodiment, methods for observing a coincidence between the expression of 151P3D4 gene and 151P3D4 gene products (or perturbations in 151P3D4 gene and 151P3D4 gene products) and another factor associated with malignancy entails detecting the overexpression of 151P3D4 mRNA or protein in a tissue sample, detecting the overexpression of PSA mRNA or protein in a tissue sample (or PSCA or PSM expression), and observing a coincidence of 151P3D4 mRNA or protein and PSA mRNA or protein overexpression (or PSCA or PSM expression). In a specific embodiment, the expression of 151P3D4 and PSA mRNA in prostate tissue is examined, where the coincidence of 151P3D4 and PSA mRNA overexpression in the sample indicates the existence of prostate cancer, prostate cancer susceptibility or the emergence or status of a prostate tumor.

Methods for detecting and quantifying the expression of 151P3D4 mRNA or protein are described herein, and standard nucleic acid and protein detection and quantification technologies are well known in the art. Standard methods for the detection and quantification of 151P3D4 mRNA include in situ hybridization using labeled 151P3D4 riboprobes, Northern blot and related techniques using 151P3D4 polynucleotide probes, RT-PCR analysis using primers specific for 151P3D4, and other amplification type detection methods, such as, for example, branched DNA, SISBA, TMA and the like. In a specific embodiment, semi-quantitative RT-PCR is used to detect and quantify 151P3D4 mRNA expression. Any number of primers capable of amplifying 151P3D4 can be used for this purpose, including but not limited to the various primer sets specifically described herein. In a specific embodiment, polyclonal or monoclonal antibodies specifically reactive with the wild-type 151P3D4 protein can be used in an immunohistochemical assay of biopsied tissue.

Identification of Molecules that Interact with 151P3D4

The 151P3D4 protein and nucleic acid sequences disclosed herein allow a skilled artisan to identify proteins, small molecules and other agents that interact with 151P3D4, as well as pathways activated by 151P3D4 via any one of a variety of art accepted protocols. For example, one can utilize one of the so-called interaction trap systems (also referred to as the “two-hybrid assay”). In such systems, molecules interact and reconstitute a transcription factor which directs expression of a reporter gene, whereupon the expression of the reporter gene is assayed. Other systems identify protein-protein interactions in vivo through reconstitution of a eukaryotic transcriptional activator, see, e.g., U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,955,280 issued 21 Sep. 1999, 5,925,523 issued 20 Jul. 1999, 5,846,722 issued 8 Dec. 1998 and 6,004,746 issued 21 Dec. 1999. Algorithms are also available in the art for genome-based predictions of protein function (see, e.g., Marcotte, et al., Nature 402: 4 Nov. 1999, 83-86).

Alternatively one can screen peptide libraries to identify molecules that interact with 151P3D4 protein sequences. In such methods, peptides that bind to 151P3D4 are identified by screening libraries that encode a random or controlled collection of amino acids. Peptides encoded by the libraries are expressed as fusion proteins of bacteriophage coat proteins, the bacteriophage particles are then screened against the 151P3D4 protein(s).

Accordingly, peptides having a wide variety of uses, such as therapeutic, prognostic or diagnostic reagents, are thus identified without any prior information on the structure of the expected ligand or receptor molecule. Typical peptide libraries and screening methods that can be used to identify molecules that interact with 151P3D4 protein sequences are disclosed for example in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,723,286 issued 3 Mar. 1998 and 5,733,731 issued 31 Mar. 1998.

Alternatively, cell lines that express 151P3D4 are used to identify protein-protein interactions mediated by 151P3D4. Such interactions can be examined using immunoprecipitation techniques (see, e.g., Hamilton B. J., et al. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 1999, 261:646-51). 151P3D4 protein can be immunoprecipitated from 151P3D4-expressing cell lines using anti-151P3D4 antibodies. Alternatively, antibodies against His-tag can be used in a cell line engineered to express fusions of 151P3D4 and a His-tag (vectors mentioned above). The immunoprecipitated complex can be examined for protein association by procedures such as Western blotting, ³⁵S-methionine labeling of proteins, protein microsequencing, silver staining and two-dimensional gel electrophoresis.

Small molecules and ligands that interact with 151P3D4 can be identified through related embodiments of such screening assays. For example, small molecules can be identified that interfere with protein function, including molecules that interfere with 151P3D4's ability to mediate phosphorylation and de-phosphorylation, interaction with DNA or RNA molecules as an indication of regulation of cell cycles, second messenger signaling or tumorigenesis. Similarly, small molecules that modulate 151P3D4-related ion channel, protein pump, or cell communication functions are identified and used to treat patients that have a cancer that expresses 151P3D4 (see, e.g., Hille, B., Ionic Channels of Excitable Membranes 2^(nd) Ed., Sinauer Assoc., Sunderland, Mass., 1992). Moreover, ligands that regulate 151P3D4 function can be identified based on their ability to bind 151P3D4 and activate a reporter construct. Typical methods are discussed for example in U.S. Pat. No. 5,928,868 issued 27 Jul. 1999, and include methods for forming hybrid ligands in which at least one ligand is a small molecule. In an illustrative embodiment, cells engineered to express a fusion protein of 151P3D4 and a DNA-binding protein are used to co-express a fusion protein of a hybrid ligand/small molecule and a cDNA library transcriptional activator protein. The cells further contain a reporter gene, the expression of which is conditioned on the proximity of the first and second fusion proteins to each other, an event that occurs only if the hybrid ligand binds to target sites on both hybrid proteins. Those cells that express the reporter gene are selected and the unknown small molecule or the unknown ligand is identified. This method provides a means of identifying modulators which activate or inhibit 151P3D4.

An embodiment of this invention comprises a method of screening for a molecule that interacts with a 151P3D4 amino acid sequence shown in FIG. 2 or FIG. 3, comprising the steps of contacting a population of molecules with a 151P3D4 amino acid sequence, allowing the population of molecules and the 151P3D4 amino acid sequence to interact under conditions that facilitate an interaction, determining the presence of a molecule that interacts with the 151P3D4 amino acid sequence, and then separating molecules that do not interact with the 151P3D4 amino acid sequence from molecules that do. In a specific embodiment, the method further comprises purifying, characterizing and identifying a molecule that interacts with the 151P3D4 amino acid sequence. The identified molecule can be used to modulate a function performed by 151P3D4. In a preferred embodiment, the 151P3D4 amino acid sequence is contacted with a library of peptides.

Therapeutic Methods and Compositions

The identification of 151P3D4 as a protein that is normally expressed in a restricted set of tissues, but which is also expressed in prostate and other cancers, opens a number of therapeutic approaches to the treatment of such cancers. As contemplated herein, 151P3D4 functions as a transcription factor involved in activating tumor-promoting genes or repressing genes that block tumorigenesis.

Accordingly, therapeutic approaches that inhibit the activity of a 151P3D4 protein are useful for patients suffering from a cancer that expresses 151P3D4. These therapeutic approaches generally fall into two classes. One class comprises various methods for inhibiting the binding or association of a 151P3D4 protein with its binding partner or with other proteins. Another class comprises a variety of methods for inhibiting the transcription of a 151P3D4 gene or translation of 151P3D4 mRNA.

Anti-Cancer Vaccines

The invention provides cancer vaccines comprising a 151P3D4-related protein or 151P3D4-related nucleic acid. In view of the expression of 151P3D4, cancer vaccines prevent and/or treat 151P3D4-expressing cancers with minimal or no effects on non-target tissues. The use of a tumor antigen in a vaccine that generates humoral and/or cell-mediated immune responses as anti-cancer therapy is well known in the art and has been employed in prostate cancer using human PSMA and rodent PAP immunogens (Hodge et al., 1995, Int. J. Cancer 63:231-237; Fong et al., 1997, J. Immunol. 159:3113-3117).

Such methods can be readily practiced by employing a 151P3D4-related protein, or a 151P3D4-encoding nucleic acid molecule and recombinant vectors capable of expressing and presenting the 151P3D4 immunogen (which typically comprises a number of antibody or T cell epitopes). Skilled artisans understand that a wide variety of vaccine systems for delivery of immunoreactive epitopes are known in the art (see, e.g., Heryln et al., Ann Med 1999 February 31 (1):66-78; Maruyama et al., Cancer Immunol Immunother 2000 June 49 (3):123-32) Briefly, such methods of generating an immune response (e.g. humoral and/or cell-mediated) in a mammal, comprise the steps of: exposing the mammal's immune system to an immunoreactive epitope (e.g. an epitope present in a 151P3D4 protein shown in FIG. 3 or analog or homolog thereof) so that the mammal generates an immune response that is specific for that epitope (e.g. generates antibodies that specifically recognize that epitope). In a preferred method, a 151P3D4 immunogen contains a biological motif, see e.g., Tables V-XVIII and XXII-LI, or a peptide of a size range from 151P3D4 indicated in FIG. 5, FIG. 6, FIG. 7, FIG. 8, and FIG. 9.

The entire 151P3D4 protein, immunogenic regions or epitopes thereof can be combined and delivered by various means. Such vaccine compositions can include, for example, lipopeptides (e.g., Vitiello, A. et al., J. Clin. Invest. 95:341, 1995), peptide compositions encapsulated in poly(DL-lactide-co-glycolide) (“PLG”) microspheres (see, e.g., Eldridge, et al., Molec. Immunol. 28:287-294, 1991: Alonso et al., Vaccine 12:299-306, 1994; Jones et al., Vaccine 13:675-681, 1995), peptide compositions contained in immune stimulating complexes (ISCOMS) (see, e.g., Takahashi et al., Nature 344:873-875, 1990; Hu et al., Clin Exp Immunol. 113:235-243, 1998), multiple antigen peptide systems (MAPs) (see e.g., Tam, J. P., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 85:5409-5413, 1988; Tam, J. P., J. Immunol. Methods 196:17-32, 1996), peptides formulated as multivalent peptides; peptides for use in ballistic delivery systems, typically crystallized peptides, viral delivery vectors (Perkus, M. E. et al., In: Concepts in vaccine development, Kaufmann, S. H. E., ed., p. 379, 1996; Chakrabarti, S. et al., Nature 320:535, 1986; Hu, S. L. et al., Nature 320:537, 1986; Kieny, M.-P. et al., AIDS Bio/Technology 4:790, 1986; Top, F. H. et al., J. Infect. Dis. 124:148, 1971; Chanda, P. K. et al., Virology 175:535, 1990), particles of viral or synthetic origin (e.g., Kofler, N. et al., J. Immunol. Methods. 192:25, 1996; Eldridge, J. H. et al., Sem. Hematol. 30:16, 1993; Falo, L. D., Jr. et al., Nature Med 7:649, 1995), adjuvants (Warren, H. S., Vogel, F. R., and Chedid, L. A. Annu. Rev. Immunol. 4:369, 1986; Gupta, R. K. et al., Vaccine 11:293, 1993), liposomes (Reddy, R. et al., J. Immunol. 148:1585, 1992; Rock, K. L., Immunol. Today 17:131, 1996), or, naked or particle absorbed cDNA (Ulmer, J. B. et al., Science 259:1745, 1993; Robinson, H. L., Hunt, L. A., and Webster, R. G., Vaccine 11:957, 1993; Shiver, J. W. et al., In: Concepts in vaccine development, Kaufmann, S. H. E., ed., p. 423, 1996; Cease, K. B., and Berzofsky, J. A., Annu. Rev. Immunol. 12:923, 1994 and Eldridge, J. H. et al., Sem. Hematol. 30:16, 1993). Toxin-targeted delivery technologies, also known as receptor mediated targeting, such as those of Avant Immunotherapeutics, Inc. (Needham, Mass.) may also be used.

In patients with 151P3D4-associated cancer, the vaccine compositions of the invention can also be used in conjunction with other treatments used for cancer, e.g., surgery, chemotherapy, drug therapies, radiation therapies, etc. including use in combination with immune adjuvants such as IL-2, IL-12, GM-CSF, and the like.

Cellular Vaccines:

CTL epitopes can be determined using specific algorithms to identify peptides within 151P3D4 protein that bind corresponding HLA alleles (see e.g., Table IV; Epimer™ and Epimatrix™, Brown University (URL located on the World Wide Web at (.brown.edu/Research/TB-HIV_Lab/epimatrix/epimatrix.html)); and, BIMAS, (URL bimas.dcrt.nih.gov/; SYFPEITHI at URL syfpeithi.bmi-heidelberg.com/). In a preferred embodiment, a 151P3D4 immunogen contains one or more amino acid sequences identified using techniques well known in the art, such as the sequences shown in Tables V-XVIII and XXII-LI or a peptide of 8, 9, 10 or 11 amino acids specified by an HLA Class I motif/supermotif (e.g., Table IV (A), Table IV (D), or Table IV (E)) and/or a peptide of at least 9 amino acids that comprises an HLA Class II motif/supermotif (e.g., Table IV (B) or Table IV (C)). As is appreciated in the art, the HLA Class I binding groove is essentially closed ended so that peptides of only a particular size range can fit into the groove and be bound, generally HLA Class I epitopes are 8, 9, 10, or 11 amino acids long. In contrast, the HLA Class II binding groove is essentially open ended; therefore a peptide of about 9 or more amino acids can be bound by an HLA Class II molecule. Due to the binding groove differences between HLA Class I and II, HLA Class I motifs are length specific, i.e., position two of a Class I motif is the second amino acid in an amino to carboxyl direction of the peptide. The amino acid positions in a Class II motif are relative only to each other, not the overall peptide, i.e., additional amino acids can be attached to the amino and/or carboxyl termini of a motif-bearing sequence. HLA Class II epitopes are often 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, or 25 amino acids long, or longer than 25 amino acids.

Antibody-Based Vaccines

A wide variety of methods for generating an immune response in a mammal are known in the art (for example as the first step in the generation of hybridomas). Methods of generating an immune response in a mammal comprise exposing the mammal's immune system to an immunogenic epitope on a protein (e.g. a 151P3D4 protein) so that an immune response is generated. A typical embodiment consists of a method for generating an immune response to 151P3D4 in a host, by contacting the host with a sufficient amount of at least one 151P3D4 B cell or cytotoxic T-cell epitope or analog thereof; and at least one periodic interval thereafter re-contacting the host with the 151P3D4 B cell or cytotoxic T-cell epitope or analog thereof. A specific embodiment consists of a method of generating an immune response against a 151P3D4-related protein or a man-made multiepitopic peptide comprising: administering 151P3D4 immunogen (e.g. a 151P3D4 protein or a peptide fragment thereof, a 151P3D4 fusion protein or analog etc.) in a vaccine preparation to a human or another mammal. Typically, such vaccine preparations further contain a suitable adjuvant (see, e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 6,146,635) or a universal helper epitope such as a PADRE™ peptide (Epimmune Inc., San Diego, Calif.; see, e.g., Alexander et al., J. Immunol. 2000 164 (3); 164 (3): 1625-1633; Alexander et al., Immunity 1994 1 (9): 751-761 and Alexander et al., Immunol. Res. 1998 18 (2): 79-92). An alternative method comprises generating an immune response in an individual against a 151P3D4 immunogen by: administering in vivo to muscle or skin of the individual's body a DNA molecule that comprises a DNA sequence that encodes a 151P3D4 immunogen, the DNA sequence operatively linked to regulatory sequences which control the expression of the DNA sequence; wherein the DNA molecule is taken up by cells, the DNA sequence is expressed in the cells and an immune response is generated against the immunogen (see, e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 5,962,428). Optionally a genetic vaccine facilitator such as anionic lipids; saponins; lectins; estrogenic compounds; hydroxylated lower alkyls; dimethyl sulfoxide; and urea is also administered. In addition, an antiidiotypic antibody can be administered that mimics 151P3D4, in order to generate a response to the target antigen.

Nucleic Acid Vaccines:

Vaccine compositions of the invention include nucleic acid-mediated modalities. DNA or RNA that encode protein(s) of the invention can be administered to a patient. Genetic immunization methods can be employed to generate prophylactic or therapeutic humoral and cellular immune responses directed against cancer cells expressing 151P3D4. Constructs comprising DNA encoding a 151P3D4-related protein/immunogen and appropriate regulatory sequences can be injected directly into muscle or skin of an individual, such that the cells of the muscle or skin take-up the construct and express the encoded 151P3D4 protein/immunogen. Alternatively, a vaccine comprises a 151P3D4-related protein. Expression of the 151P3D4-related protein immunogen results in the generation of prophylactic or therapeutic humoral and cellular immunity against cells that bear a 151P3D4 protein. Various prophylactic and therapeutic genetic immunization techniques known in the art can be used (for review, see information and references published at Internet address located on the World Wide Web at .genweb.com). Nucleic acid-based delivery is described, for instance, in Wolff et. al., Science 247:1465 (1990) as well as U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,580,859; 5,589,466; 5,804,566; 5,739,118; 5,736,524; 5,679,647; WO 98/04720. Examples of DNA-based delivery technologies include “naked DNA”, facilitated (bupivicaine, polymers, peptide-mediated) delivery, cationic lipid complexes, and particle-mediated (“gene gun”) or pressure-mediated delivery (see, e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 5,922,687).

For therapeutic or prophylactic immunization purposes, proteins of the invention can be expressed via viral or bacterial vectors. Various viral gene delivery systems that can be used in the practice of the invention include, but are not limited to, vaccinia, fowlpox, canarypox, adenovirus, influenza, poliovirus, adeno-associated virus, lentivirus, and sindbis virus (see, e.g., Restifo, 1996, Curr. Opin. Immunol. 8:658-663; Tsang et al. J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 87:982-990 (1995)). Non-viral delivery systems can also be employed by introducing naked DNA encoding a 151P3D4-related protein into the patient (e.g., intramuscularly or intradermally) to induce an anti-tumor response.

Vaccinia virus is used, for example, as a vector to express nucleotide sequences that encode the peptides of the invention. Upon introduction into a host, the recombinant vaccinia virus expresses the protein immunogenic peptide, and thereby elicits a host immune response. Vaccinia vectors and methods useful in immunization protocols are described in, e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 4,722,848. Another vector is BCG (Bacille Calmette Guerin). BCG vectors are described in Stover et al., Nature 351:456-460 (1991). A wide variety of other vectors useful for therapeutic administration or immunization of the peptides of the invention, e.g. adeno and adeno-associated virus vectors, retroviral vectors, Salmonella typhi vectors, detoxified anthrax toxin vectors, and the like, will be apparent to those skilled in the art from the description herein.

Thus, gene delivery systems are used to deliver a 151P3D4-related nucleic acid molecule. In one embodiment, the full-length human 151P3D4 cDNA is employed. In another embodiment, 151P3D4 nucleic acid molecules encoding specific cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) and/or antibody epitopes are employed.

Ex Vivo Vaccines

Various ex vivo strategies can also be employed to generate an immune response. One approach involves the use of antigen presenting cells (APCs) such as dendritic cells (DC) to present 151P3D4 antigen to a patient's immune system. Dendritic cells express MHC class I and II molecules, B7 co-stimulator, and IL-12, and are thus highly specialized antigen presenting cells. In prostate cancer, autologous dendritic cells pulsed with peptides of the prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) are being used in a Phase I clinical trial to stimulate prostate cancer patients' immune systems (Tjoa et al., 1996, Prostate 28:65-69; Murphy et al., 1996, Prostate 29:371-380). Thus, dendritic cells can be used to present 151P3D4 peptides to T cells in the context of MHC class I or II molecules. In one embodiment, autologous dendritic cells are pulsed with 151P3D4 peptides capable of binding to MHC class I and/or class II molecules. In another embodiment, dendritic cells are pulsed with the complete 151P3D4 protein. Yet another embodiment involves engineering the overexpression of a 151P3D4 gene in dendritic cells using various implementing vectors known in the art, such as adenovirus (Arthur et al., 1997, Cancer Gene Ther. 4:17-25), retrovirus (Henderson et al., 1996, Cancer Res. 56:3763-3770), lentivirus, adeno-associated virus, DNA transfection (Ribas et al., 1997, Cancer Res. 57:2865-2869), or tumor-derived RNA transfection (Ashley et al., 1997, J. Exp. Med. 186:1177-1182). Cells that express 151P3D4 can also be engineered to express immune modulators, such as GM-CSF, and used as immunizing agents.

151P3D4 as a Target for Antibody-Based Therapy

151P3D4 is an attractive target for antibody-based therapeutic strategies. A number of antibody strategies are known in the art for targeting both extracellular and intracellular molecules (see, e.g., complement and ADCC mediated killing as well as the use of intrabodies). Because 151P3D4 is expressed by cancer cells of various lineages relative to corresponding normal cells, systemic administration of 151P3D4-immunoreactive compositions are prepared that exhibit excellent sensitivity without toxic, non-specific and/or non-target effects caused by binding of the immunoreactive composition to non-target organs and tissues. Antibodies specifically reactive with domains of 151P3D4 are useful to treat 151P3D4-expressing cancers systemically, either as conjugates with a toxin or therapeutic agent, or as naked antibodies capable of inhibiting cell proliferation or function.

151P3D4 antibodies can be introduced into a patient such that the antibody binds to 151P3D4 and modulates a function, such as an interaction with a binding partner, and consequently mediates destruction of the tumor cells and/or inhibits the growth of the tumor cells. Mechanisms by which such antibodies exert a therapeutic effect can include complement-mediated cytolysis, antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity, modulation of the physiological function of 151P3D4, inhibition of ligand binding or signal transduction pathways, modulation of tumor cell differentiation, alteration of tumor angiogenesis factor profiles, and/or apoptosis.

Those skilled in the art understand that antibodies can be used to specifically target and bind immunogenic molecules such as an immunogenic region of a 151P3D4 sequence shown in FIG. 2 or FIG. 3. In addition, skilled artisans understand that it is routine to conjugate antibodies to cytotoxic agents (see, e.g., Slevers et al. Blood 93:11 3678-3684 (Jun. 1, 1999)). When cytotoxic and/or therapeutic agents are delivered directly to cells, such as by conjugating them to antibodies specific for a molecule expressed by that cell (e.g. 151P3D4), the cytotoxic agent will exert its known biological effect (i.e. cytotoxicity) on those cells.

A wide variety of compositions and methods for using antibody-cytotoxic agent conjugates to kill cells are known in the art. In the context of cancers, typical methods entail administering to an animal having a tumor a biologically effective amount of a conjugate comprising a selected cytotoxic and/or therapeutic agent linked to a targeting agent (e.g. an anti-151P3D4 antibody) that binds to a marker (e.g. 151P3D4) expressed, accessible to binding or localized on the cell surfaces. A typical embodiment is a method of delivering a cytotoxic and/or therapeutic agent to a cell expressing 151P3D4, comprising conjugating the cytotoxic agent to an antibody that immunospecifically binds to a 151P3D4 epitope, and, exposing the cell to the antibody-agent conjugate. Another illustrative embodiment is a method of treating an individual suspected of suffering from metastasized cancer, comprising a step of administering parenterally to said individual a pharmaceutical composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of an antibody conjugated to a cytotoxic and/or therapeutic agent.

Cancer immunotherapy using anti-151P3D4 antibodies can be done in accordance with various approaches that have been successfully employed in the treatment of other types of cancer, including but not limited to colon cancer (Arlen et al., 1998, Crit. Rev. Immunol. 18:133-138), multiple myeloma (Ozaki et al., 1997, Blood 90:3179-3186, Tsunenari et al., 1997, Blood 90:2437-2444), gastric cancer (Kasprzyk et al., 1992, Cancer Res. 52:2771-2776), B-cell lymphoma (Funakoshi et al., 1996, J. Immunother. Emphasis Tumor Immunol. 19:93-101), leukemia (Zhong et al., 1996, Leuk. Res. 20:581-589), colorectal cancer (Moun et al., 1994, Cancer Res. 54:6160-6166; Velders et al., 1995, Cancer Res. 55:4398-4403), and breast cancer (Shepard et al., 1991, J. Clin. Immunol. 11:117-127). Some therapeutic approaches involve conjugation of naked antibody to a toxin or radioisotope, such as the conjugation of Y⁹¹ or I¹³¹ to anti-CD20 antibodies (e.g., Zevalin™, IDEC Pharmaceuticals Corp. or Bexxar™, Coulter Pharmaceuticals), while others involve co-administration of antibodies and other therapeutic agents, such as Herceptin® (trastuzumab) with paclitaxel (Genentech, Inc.). The antibodies can be conjugated to a therapeutic agent. To treat prostate cancer, for example, 151P3D4 antibodies can be administered in conjunction with radiation, chemotherapy or hormone ablation. Also, antibodies can be conjugated to a toxin such as calicheamicin (e.g., Mylotarg™, Wyeth-Ayerst, Madison, N.J., a recombinant humanized IgG₄ kappa antibody conjugated to antitumor antibiotic calicheamicin) or a maytansinoid (e.g., taxane-based Tumor-Activated Prodrug, TAP, platform, ImmunoGen, Cambridge, Mass., also see e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 5,416,064).

Although 151P3D4 antibody therapy is useful for all stages of cancer, antibody therapy can be particularly appropriate in advanced or metastatic cancers. Treatment with the antibody therapy of the invention is indicated for patients who have received one or more rounds of chemotherapy. Alternatively, antibody therapy of the invention is combined with a chemotherapeutic or radiation regimen for patients who have not received chemotherapeutic treatment. Additionally, antibody therapy can enable the use of reduced dosages of concomitant chemotherapy, particularly for patients who do not tolerate the toxicity of the chemotherapeutic agent very well. Fan et al. (Cancer Res. 53:4637-4642, 1993), Prewett et al. (International J. of Onco. 9:217-224, 1996), and Hancock et al. (Cancer Res. 51:4575-4580, 1991) describe the use of various antibodies together with chemotherapeutic agents.

Although 151P3D4 antibody therapy is useful for all stages of cancer, antibody therapy can be particularly appropriate in advanced or metastatic cancers. Treatment with the antibody therapy of the invention is indicated for patients who have received one or more rounds of chemotherapy. Alternatively, antibody therapy of the invention is combined with a chemotherapeutic or radiation regimen for patients who have not received chemotherapeutic treatment. Additionally, antibody therapy can enable the use of reduced dosages of concomitant chemotherapy, particularly for patients who do not tolerate the toxicity of the chemotherapeutic agent very well.

Cancer patients can be evaluated for the presence and level of 151P3D4 expression, preferably using immunohistochemical assessments of tumor tissue, quantitative 151P3D4 imaging, or other techniques that reliably indicate the presence and degree of 151P3D4 expression. Immunohistochemical analysis of tumor biopsies or surgical specimens is preferred for this purpose. Methods for immunohistochemical analysis of tumor tissues are well known in the art.

Anti-151P3D4 monoclonal antibodies that treat prostate and other cancers include those that initiate a potent immune response against the tumor or those that are directly cytotoxic. In this regard, anti-151P3D4 monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) can elicit tumor cell lysis by either complement-mediated or antibody-dependent cell cytotoxicity (ADCC) mechanisms, both of which require an intact Fc portion of the immunoglobulin molecule for interaction with effector cell Fc receptor sites on complement proteins. In addition, anti-151P3D4 mAbs that exert a direct biological effect on tumor growth are useful to treat cancers that express 151P3D4. Mechanisms by which directly cytotoxic mAbs act include: inhibition of cell growth, modulation of cellular differentiation, modulation of tumor angiogenesis factor profiles, and the induction of apoptosis. The mechanism(s) by which a particular anti-15P3D4 mAb exerts an anti-tumor effect is evaluated using any number of in vitro assays that evaluate cell death such as ADCC, ADMMC, complement-mediated cell lysis, and so forth, as is generally known in the art.

In some patients, the use of murine or other non-human monoclonal antibodies, or human/mouse chimeric mAbs can induce moderate to strong immune responses against the non-human antibody. This can result in clearance of the antibody from circulation and reduced efficacy. In the most severe cases, such an immune response can lead to the extensive formation of immune complexes which, potentially, can cause renal failure. Accordingly, preferred monoclonal antibodies used in the therapeutic methods of the invention are those that are either fully human or humanized and that bind specifically to the target 151P3D4 antigen with high affinity but exhibit low or no antigenicity in the patient.

Therapeutic methods of the invention contemplate the administration of single anti-15P3D4 mAbs as well as combinations, or cocktails, of different mAbs. Such mAb cocktails can have certain advantages inasmuch as they contain mAbs that target different epitopes, exploit different effector mechanisms or combine directly cytotoxic mAbs with mAbs that rely on immune effector functionality. Such mAbs in combination can exhibit synergistic therapeutic effects. In addition, anti-15P3D4 mAbs can be administered concomitantly with other therapeutic modalities, including but not limited to various chemotherapeutic agents, androgen-blockers, immune modulators (e.g., IL-2, GM-CSF), surgery or radiation. The anti-15P3D4 mAbs are administered in their “naked” or unconjugated form, or can have a therapeutic agent(s) conjugated to them.

Anti-15P3D4 antibody formulations are administered via any route capable of delivering the antibodies to a tumor cell. Routes of administration include, but are not limited to, intravenous, intraperitoneal, intramuscular, intratumor, intradermal, and the like. Treatment generally involves repeated administration of the anti-151P3D4 antibody preparation, via an acceptable route of administration such as intravenous injection (IV), typically at a dose in the range of about 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6, 0.7, 0.8, 0.9., 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, 20, or 25 mg/kg body weight. In general, doses in the range of 10-1000 mg mAb per week are effective and well tolerated.

Based on clinical experience with the Herceptin™ mAb in the treatment of metastatic breast cancer, an initial loading dose of approximately 4 mg/kg patient body weight IV, followed by weekly doses of about 2 mg/kg IV of the anti-151P3D4 mAb preparation represents an acceptable dosing regimen. Preferably, the initial loading dose is administered as a 90 minute or longer infusion. The periodic maintenance dose is administered as a 30 minute or longer infusion, provided the initial dose was well tolerated. As appreciated by those of skill in the art, various factors can influence the ideal dose regimen in a particular case. Such factors include, for example, the binding affinity and half life of the Ab or mAbs used, the degree of 151P3D4 expression in the patient, the extent of circulating shed 151P3D4 antigen, the desired steady-state antibody concentration level, frequency of treatment, and the influence of chemotherapeutic or other agents used in combination with the treatment method of the invention, as well as the health status of a particular patient.

Optionally, patients should be evaluated for the levels of 151P3D4 in a given sample (e.g. the levels of circulating 151P3D4 antigen and/or 151P3D4 expressing cells) in order to assist in the determination of the most effective dosing regimen, etc. Such evaluations are also used for monitoring purposes throughout therapy, and are useful to gauge therapeutic success in combination with the evaluation of other parameters (for example, urine cytology and/or ImmunoCyt levels in bladder cancer therapy, or by analogy, serum PSA levels in prostate cancer therapy).

Anti-idiotypic anti-151P3D4 antibodies can also be used in anti-cancer therapy as a vaccine for inducing an immune response to cells expressing a 151P3D4-related protein. In particular, the generation of anti-idiotypic antibodies is well known in the art; this methodology can readily be adapted to generate anti-idiotypic anti-151P3D4 antibodies that mimic an epitope on a 151P3D4-related protein (see, for example, Wagner et al., 1997, Hybridoma 16: 33-40; Foon et al., 1995, J. Clin. Invest. 96:334-342; Herlyn et al., 1996, Cancer Immunol. Immunother. 43:65-76). Such an anti-idiotypic antibody can be used in cancer vaccine strategies.

151P3D4 as a Target for Cellular Immune Responses

Vaccines and methods of preparing vaccines that contain an immunogenically effective amount of one or more HLA-binding peptides as described herein are further embodiments of the invention. Furthermore, vaccines in accordance with the invention encompass compositions of one or more of the claimed peptides. A peptide can be present in a vaccine individually. Alternatively, the peptide can exist as a homopolymer comprising multiple copies of the same peptide, or as a heteropolymer of various peptides. Polymers have the advantage of increased immunological reaction and, where different peptide epitopes are used to make up the polymer, the additional ability to induce antibodies and/or CTLs that react with different antigenic determinants of the pathogenic organism or tumor-related peptide targeted for an immune response. The composition can be a naturally occurring region of an antigen or can be prepared, e.g., recombinantly or by chemical synthesis.

Carriers that can be used with vaccines of the invention are well known in the art, and include, e.g., thyroglobulin, albumins such as human serum albumin, tetanus toxoid, polyamino acids such as poly L-lysine, poly L-glutamic acid, influenza, hepatitis B virus core protein, and the like. The vaccines can contain a physiologically tolerable (i.e., acceptable) diluent such as water, or saline, preferably phosphate buffered saline. The vaccines also typically include an adjuvant. Adjuvants such as incomplete Freund's adjuvant, aluminum phosphate, aluminum hydroxide, or alum are examples of materials well known in the art. Additionally, as disclosed herein, CTL responses can be primed by conjugating peptides of the invention to lipids, such as tripalmitoyl-S-glycerylcysteinlyseryl-serine (P₃CSS). Moreover, an adjuvant such as a synthetic cytosine-phosphorothiolated-guanine-containing (CpG) oligonucleotides has been found to increase CTL responses 10- to 100-fold. (see, e.g. Davila and Celis, J. Immunol. 165:539-547 (2000))

Upon immunization with a peptide composition in accordance with the invention, via injection, aerosol, oral, transdermal, transmucosal, intrapleural, intrathecal, or other suitable routes, the immune system of the host responds to the vaccine by producing large amounts of CTLs and/or HTLs specific for the desired antigen. Consequently, the host becomes at least partially immune to later development of cells that express or overexpress 151P3D4 antigen, or derives at least some therapeutic benefit when the antigen was tumor-associated.

In some embodiments, it may be desirable to combine the class I peptide components with components that induce or facilitate neutralizing antibody and or helper T cell responses directed to the target antigen. A preferred embodiment of such a composition comprises class I and class II epitopes in accordance with the invention. An alternative embodiment of such a composition comprises a class I and/or class II epitope in accordance with the invention, along with a cross reactive HTL epitope such as PADRE™ (Epimmune, San Diego, Calif.) molecule (described e.g., in U.S. Pat. No. 5,736,142).

A vaccine of the invention can also include antigen-presenting cells (APC), such as dendritic cells (DC), as a vehicle to present peptides of the invention. Vaccine compositions can be created in vitro, following dendritic cell mobilization and harvesting, whereby loading of dendritic cells occurs in vitro. For example, dendritic cells are transfected, e.g., with a minigene in accordance with the invention, or are pulsed with peptides. The dendritic cell can then be administered to a patient to elicit immune responses in vivo. Vaccine compositions, either DNA- or peptide-based, can also be administered in vivo in combination with dendritic cell mobilization whereby loading of dendritic cells occurs in vivo.

Preferably, the following principles are utilized when selecting an array of epitopes for inclusion in a polyepitopic composition for use in a vaccine, or for selecting discrete epitopes to be included in a vaccine and/or to be encoded by nucleic acids such as a minigene. It is preferred that each of the following principles be balanced in order to make the selection. The multiple epitopes to be incorporated in a given vaccine composition may be, but need not be, contiguous in sequence in the native antigen from which the epitopes are derived.

1.) Epitopes are selected which, upon administration, mimic immune responses that have been observed to be correlated with tumor clearance. For HLA Class I this includes 3-4 epitopes that come from at least one tumor associated antigen (TAA). For HLA Class II a similar rationale is employed; again 3-4 epitopes are selected from at least one TAA (see, e.g., Rosenberg et al., Science 278:1447-1450). Epitopes from one TAA may be used in combination with epitopes from one or more additional TAAs to produce a vaccine that targets tumors with varying expression patterns of frequently-expressed TAAs.

2.) Epitopes are selected that have the requisite binding affinity established to be correlated with immunogenicity: for HLA Class I an IC₅₀ of 500 nM or less, often 200 nM or less; and for Class II an IC₅₀ of 1000 nM or less.

3.) Sufficient supermotif bearing-peptides, or a sufficient array of allele-specific motif-bearing peptides, are selected to give broad population coverage. For example, it is preferable to have at least 80% population coverage. A Monte Carlo analysis, a statistical evaluation known in the art, can be employed to assess the breadth, or redundancy of, population coverage.

4.) When selecting epitopes from cancer-related antigens it is often useful to select analogs because the patient may have developed tolerance to the native epitope.

5.) Of particular relevance are epitopes referred to as “nested epitopes.” Nested epitopes occur where at least two epitopes overlap in a given peptide sequence. A nested peptide sequence can comprise B cell, HLA class I and/or HLA class II epitopes. When providing nested epitopes, a general objective is to provide the greatest number of epitopes per sequence. Thus, an aspect is to avoid providing a peptide that is any longer than the amino terminus of the amino terminal epitope and the carboxyl terminus of the carboxyl terminal epitope in the peptide. When providing a multi-epitopic sequence, such as a sequence comprising nested epitopes, it is generally important to screen the sequence in order to insure that it does not have pathological or other deleterious biological properties.

6.) If a polyepitopic protein is created, or when creating a minigene, an objective is to generate the smallest peptide that encompasses the epitopes of interest. This principle is similar, if not the same as that employed when selecting a peptide comprising nested epitopes. However, with an artificial polyepitopic peptide, the size minimization objective is balanced against the need to integrate any spacer sequences between epitopes in the polyepitopic protein. Spacer amino acid residues can, for example, be introduced to avoid junctional epitopes (an epitope recognized by the immune system, not present in the target antigen, and only created by the man-made juxtaposition of epitopes), or to facilitate cleavage between epitopes and thereby enhance epitope presentation. Junctional epitopes are generally to be avoided because the recipient may generate an immune response to that non-native epitope. Of particular concern is a junctional epitope that is a “dominant epitope.” A dominant epitope may lead to such a zealous response that immune responses to other epitopes are diminished or suppressed.

7.) Where the sequences of multiple variants of the same target protein are present, potential peptide epitopes can also be selected on the basis of their conservancy. For example, a criterion for conservancy may define that the entire sequence of an HLA class I binding peptide or the entire 9-mer core of a class II binding peptide be conserved in a designated percentage of the sequences evaluated for a specific protein antigen.

Minigene Vaccines

A number of different approaches are available which allow simultaneous delivery of multiple epitopes. Nucleic acids encoding the peptides of the invention are a particularly useful embodiment of the invention. Epitopes for inclusion in a minigene are preferably selected according to the guidelines set forth in the previous section. A preferred means of administering nucleic acids encoding the peptides of the invention uses minigene constructs encoding a peptide comprising one or multiple epitopes of the invention.

The use of multi-epitope minigenes is described below and in, Ishioka et al., J. Immunol. 162:3915-3925, 1999; An, L. and Whitton, J. L., J. Virol. 71:2292, 1997; Thomson, S. A. et al., J. Immunol. 157:822, 1996; Whitton, J. L. et al., J. Virol. 67:348, 1993; Hanke, R. et al., Vaccine 16:426, 1998. For example, a multi-epitope DNA plasmid encoding supermotif- and/or motif-bearing epitopes derived 151P3D4, the PADRE® universal helper T cell epitope or multiple HTL epitopes from 151P3D4 (see e.g., Tables V-XVIII and XXII to LI), and an endoplasmic reticulum-translocating signal sequence can be engineered. A vaccine may also comprise epitopes that are derived from other TAAs.

The immunogenicity of a multi-epitopic minigene can be confirmed in transgenic mice to evaluate the magnitude of CTL induction responses against the epitopes tested. Further, the immunogenicity of DNA-encoded epitopes in vivo can be correlated with the in vitro responses of specific CTL lines against target cells transfected with the DNA plasmid. Thus, these experiments can show that the minigene serves to both: 1.) generate a CTL response and 2.) that the induced CTLs recognized cells expressing the encoded epitopes.

For example, to create a DNA sequence encoding the selected epitopes (minigene) for expression in human cells, the amino acid sequences of the epitopes may be reverse translated. A human codon usage table can be used to guide the codon choice for each amino acid. These epitope-encoding DNA sequences may be directly adjoined, so that when translated, a continuous polypeptide sequence is created. To optimize expression and/or immunogenicity, additional elements can be incorporated into the minigene design. Examples of amino acid sequences that can be reverse translated and included in the minigene sequence include: HLA class I epitopes, HLA class II epitopes, antibody epitopes, a ubiquitination signal sequence, and/or an endoplasmic reticulum targeting signal. In addition, HLA presentation of CTL and HTL epitopes may be improved by including synthetic (e.g. poly-alanine) or naturally-occurring flanking sequences adjacent to the CTL or HTL epitopes; these larger peptides comprising the epitope(s) are within the scope of the invention.

The minigene sequence may be converted to DNA by assembling oligonucleotides that encode the plus and minus strands of the minigene. Overlapping oligonucleotides (30-100 bases long) may be synthesized, phosphorylated, purified and annealed under appropriate conditions using well known techniques. The ends of the oligonucleotides can be joined, for example, using T4 DNA ligase. This synthetic minigene, encoding the epitope polypeptide, can then be cloned into a desired expression vector.

Standard regulatory sequences well known to those of skill in the art are preferably included in the vector to ensure expression in the target cells. Several vector elements are desirable: a promoter with a down-stream cloning site for minigene insertion; a polyadenylation signal for efficient transcription termination; an E. coli origin of replication; and an E. coli selectable marker (e.g. ampicillin or kanamycin resistance). Numerous promoters can be used for this purpose, e.g., the human cytomegalovirus (hCMV) promoter. See, e.g., U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,580,859 and 5,589,466 for other suitable promoter sequences.

Additional vector modifications may be desired to optimize minigene expression and immunogenicity. In some cases, introns are required for efficient gene expression, and one or more synthetic or naturally-occurring introns could be incorporated into the transcribed region of the minigene. The inclusion of mRNA stabilization sequences and sequences for replication in mammalian cells may also be considered for increasing minigene expression.

Once an expression vector is selected, the minigene is cloned into the polylinker region downstream of the promoter. This plasmid is transformed into an appropriate E. coli strain, and DNA is prepared using standard techniques. The orientation and DNA sequence of the minigene, as well as all other elements included in the vector, are confirmed using restriction mapping and DNA sequence analysis. Bacterial cells harboring the correct plasmid can be stored as a master cell bank and a working cell bank.

In addition, immunostimulatory sequences (ISSs or CpGs) appear to play a role in the immunogenicity of DNA vaccines. These sequences may be included in the vector, outside the minigene coding sequence, if desired to enhance immunogenicity.

In some embodiments, a bi-cistronic expression vector which allows production of both the minigene-encoded epitopes and a second protein (included to enhance or decrease immunogenicity) can be used. Examples of proteins or polypeptides that could beneficially enhance the immune response if co-expressed include cytokines (e.g., IL-2, IL-12, GM-CSF), cytokine-inducing molecules (e.g., LeIF), costimulatory molecules, or for HTL responses, pan-DR binding proteins (PADRE™, Epimmune, San Diego, Calif.). Helper (HTL) epitopes can be joined to intracellular targeting signals and expressed separately from expressed CTL epitopes; this allows direction of the HTL epitopes to a cell compartment different than that of the CTL epitopes. If required, this could facilitate more efficient entry of HTL epitopes into the HLA class II pathway, thereby improving HTL induction. In contrast to HTL or CTL induction, specifically decreasing the immune response by co-expression of immunosuppressive molecules (e.g. TGF-β) may be beneficial in certain diseases.

Therapeutic quantities of plasmid DNA can be produced for example, by fermentation in E. coli, followed by purification. Aliquots from the working cell bank are used to inoculate growth medium, and grown to saturation in shaker flasks or a bioreactor according to well-known techniques. Plasmid DNA can be purified using standard bioseparation technologies such as solid phase anion-exchange resins supplied by QIAGEN, Inc. (Valencia, Calif.). If required, supercoiled DNA can be isolated from the open circular and linear forms using gel electrophoresis or other methods.

Purified plasmid DNA can be prepared for injection using a variety of formulations. The simplest of these is reconstitution of lyophilized DNA in sterile phosphate-buffer saline (PBS). This approach, known as “naked DNA,” is currently being used for intramuscular (IM) administration in clinical trials. To maximize the immunotherapeutic effects of minigene DNA vaccines, an alternative method for formulating purified plasmid DNA may be desirable. A variety of methods have been described, and new techniques may become available. Cationic lipids, glycolipids, and fusogenic liposomes can also be used in the formulation (see, e.g., as described by WO 93/24640; Mannino & Gould-Fogerite, BioTechniques 6 (7): 682 (1988); U.S. Pat. No. 5,279,833; WO 91/06309; and Felgner, et al., Proc. Nat'l Acad. Sci. USA 84:7413 (1987). In addition, peptides and compounds referred to collectively as protective, interactive, non-condensing compounds (PINC) could also be complexed to purified plasmid DNA to influence variables such as stability, intramuscular dispersion, or trafficking to specific organs or cell types.

Target cell sensitization can be used as a functional assay for expression and HLA class I presentation of minigene-encoded CTL epitopes. For example, the plasmid DNA is introduced into a mammalian cell line that is suitable as a target for standard CTL chromium release assays. The transfection method used will be dependent on the final formulation. Electroporation can be used for “naked” DNA, whereas cationic lipids allow direct in vitro transfection. A plasmid expressing green fluorescent protein (GFP) can be co-transfected to allow enrichment of transfected cells using fluorescence activated cell sorting (FACS). These cells are then chromium-51 (⁵¹Cr) labeled and used as target cells for epitope-specific CTL lines; cytolysis, detected by ⁵¹Cr release, indicates both production of, and HLA presentation of, minigene-encoded CTL epitopes. Expression of HTL epitopes may be evaluated in an analogous manner using assays to assess HTL activity.

In vivo immunogenicity is a second approach for functional testing of minigene DNA formulations. Transgenic mice expressing appropriate human HLA proteins are immunized with the DNA product. The dose and route of administration are formulation dependent (e.g., IM for DNA in PBS, intraperitoneal (i.p.) for lipid-complexed DNA). Twenty-one days after immunization, splenocytes are harvested and restimulated for one week in the presence of peptides encoding each epitope being tested. Thereafter, for CTL effector cells, assays are conducted for cytolysis of peptide-loaded, ⁵¹Cr-labeled target cells using standard techniques. Lysis of target cells that were sensitized by HLA loaded with peptide epitopes, corresponding to minigene-encoded epitopes, demonstrates DNA vaccine function for in vivo induction of CTLs. Immunogenicity of HTL epitopes is confirmed in transgenic mice in an analogous manner.

Alternatively, the nucleic acids can be administered using ballistic delivery as described, for instance, in U.S. Pat. No. 5,204,253. Using this technique, particles comprised solely of DNA are administered. In a further alternative embodiment, DNA can be adhered to particles, such as gold particles.

Minigenes can also be delivered using other bacterial or viral delivery systems well known in the art, e.g., an expression construct encoding epitopes of the invention can be incorporated into a viral vector such as vaccinia.

Combinations of CTL Peptides with Helper Peptides

Vaccine compositions comprising CTL peptides of the invention can be modified, e.g., analoged, to provide desired attributes, such as improved serum half life, broadened population coverage or enhanced immunogenicity.

For instance, the ability of a peptide to induce CTL activity can be enhanced by linking the peptide to a sequence which contains at least one epitope that is capable of inducing a T helper cell response. Although a CTL peptide can be directly linked to a T helper peptide, often CTL epitope/HTL epitope conjugates are linked by a spacer molecule. The spacer is typically comprised of relatively small, neutral molecules, such as amino acids or amino acid mimetics, which are substantially uncharged under physiological conditions. The spacers are typically selected from, e.g., Ala, Gly, or other neutral spacers of nonpolar amino acids or neutral polar amino acids. It will be understood that the optionally present spacer need not be comprised of the same residues and thus may be a hetero- or homo-oligomer. When present, the spacer will usually be at least one or two residues, more usually three to six residues and sometimes 10 or more residues. The CTL peptide epitope can be linked to the T helper peptide epitope either directly or via a spacer either at the amino or carboxy terminus of the CTL peptide. The amino terminus of either the immunogenic peptide or the T helper peptide may be acylated.

In certain embodiments, the T helper peptide is one that is recognized by T helper cells present in a majority of a genetically diverse population. This can be accomplished by selecting peptides that bind to many, most, or all of the HLA class II molecules. Examples of such amino acid bind many HLA Class II molecules include sequences from antigens such as tetanus toxoid at positions 830-843 (QYIKANSKFIGITE; SEQ ID NO: 44), Plasmodium falciparum circumsporozoite (CS) protein at positions 378-398 (DIEKKIAKMEKASSVFNVVNS; SEQ ID NO: 45), and Streptococcus 18 kD protein at positions 116-131 (GAVDSILGGVATYGAA; SEQ ID NO: 46). Other examples include peptides bearing a DR 1-4-7 supermotif, or either of the DR3 motifs.

Alternatively, it is possible to prepare synthetic peptides capable of stimulating T helper lymphocytes, in a loosely HLA-restricted fashion, using amino acid sequences not found in nature (see, e.g., PCT publication WO 95/07707). These synthetic compounds called Pan-DR-binding epitopes (e.g., PADRE™, Epimmune, Inc., San Diego, Calif.) are designed to most preferably bind most HLA-DR (human HLA class II) molecules. For instance, a pan-DR-binding epitope peptide having the formula: aKXVAAWTLKAAa (SEQ ID NO: 47), where “X” is either cyclohexylalanine, phenylalanine, or tyrosine, and a is either D-alanine or L-alanine, has been found to bind to most HLA-DR alleles, and to stimulate the response of T helper lymphocytes from most individuals, regardless of their HLA type. An alternative of a pan-DR binding epitope comprises all “L” natural amino acids and can be provided in the form of nucleic acids that encode the epitope.

HTL peptide epitopes can also be modified to alter their biological properties. For example, they can be modified to include D-amino acids to increase their resistance to proteases and thus extend their serum half life, or they can be conjugated to other molecules such as lipids, proteins, carbohydrates, and the like to increase their biological activity. For example, a T helper peptide can be conjugated to one or more palmitic acid chains at either the amino or carboxyl termini.

Combinations of CTL Peptides with T Cell Priming Agents

In some embodiments it may be desirable to include in the pharmaceutical compositions of the invention at least one component which primes B lymphocytes or T lymphocytes. Lipids have been identified as agents capable of priming CTL in vivo. For example, palmitic acid residues can be attached to the ε- and α-amino groups of a lysine residue and then linked, e.g., via one or more linking residues such as Gly, Gly-Gly-, Ser, Ser-Ser, or the like, to an immunogenic peptide. The lipidated peptide can then be administered either directly in a micelle or particle, incorporated into a liposome, or emulsified in an adjuvant, e.g., incomplete Freund's adjuvant. In a preferred embodiment, a particularly effective immunogenic composition comprises palmitic acid attached to ε- and α-amino groups of Lys, which is attached via linkage, e.g., Ser-Ser, to the amino terminus of the immunogenic peptide.

As another example of lipid priming of CTL responses, E. coli lipoproteins, such as tripalmitoyl-S-glycerylcysteinlyseryl-serine (P₃CSS) can be used to prime virus specific CTL when covalently attached to an appropriate peptide (see, e.g., Deres, et al., Nature 342:561, 1989). Peptides of the invention can be coupled to P₃CSS, for example, and the lipopeptide administered to an individual to specifically prime an immune response to the target antigen. Moreover, because the induction of neutralizing antibodies can also be primed with P₃CSS-conjugated epitopes, two such compositions can be combined to more effectively elicit both humoral and cell-mediated responses.

Vaccine Compositions Comprising DC Pulsed with CTL and/or HTL Peptides

An embodiment of a vaccine composition in accordance with the invention comprises ex vivo administration of a cocktail of epitope-bearing peptides to PBMC, or isolated DC therefrom, from the patient's blood. A pharmaceutical to facilitate harvesting of DC can be used, such as Progenipoietin™ (Pharmacia-Monsanto, St. Louis, Mo.) or GM-CSF/IL-4. After pulsing the DC with peptides and prior to reinfusion into patients, the DC are washed to remove unbound peptides. In this embodiment, a vaccine comprises peptide-pulsed DCs which present the pulsed peptide epitopes complexed with HLA molecules on their surfaces.

The DC can be pulsed ex vivo with a cocktail of peptides, some of which stimulate CTL responses to 151P3D4. Optionally, a helper T cell (HTL) peptide, such as a natural or artificial loosely restricted HLA Class II peptide, can be included to facilitate the CTL response. Thus, a vaccine in accordance with the invention is used to treat a cancer which expresses or overexpresses 151P3D4.

Adoptive Immunotherapy

Antigenic 151P3D4-related peptides are used to elicit a CTL and/or HTL response ex vivo, as well. The resulting CTL or HTL cells, can be used to treat tumors in patients that do not respond to other conventional forms of therapy, or will not respond to a therapeutic vaccine peptide or nucleic acid in accordance with the invention. Ex vivo CTL or HTL responses to a particular antigen are induced by incubating in tissue culture the patient's, or genetically compatible, CTL or HTL precursor cells together with a source of antigen-presenting cells (APC), such as dendritic cells, and the appropriate immunogenic peptide. After an appropriate incubation time (typically about 7-28 days), in which the precursor cells are activated and expanded into effector cells, the cells are infused back into the patient, where they will destroy (CTL) or facilitate destruction (HTL) of their specific target cell (e.g., a tumor cell). Transfected dendritic cells may also be used as antigen presenting cells.

Administration of Vaccines for Therapeutic or Prophylactic Purposes

Pharmaceutical and vaccine compositions of the invention are typically used to treat and/or prevent a cancer that expresses or overexpresses 151P3D4. In therapeutic applications, peptide and/or nucleic acid compositions are administered to a patient in an amount sufficient to elicit an effective B cell, CTL and/or HTL response to the antigen and to cure or at least partially arrest or slow symptoms and/or complications. An amount adequate to accomplish this is defined as “therapeutically effective dose.” Amounts effective for this use will depend on, e.g., the particular composition administered, the manner of administration, the stage and severity of the disease being treated, the weight and general state of health of the patient, and the judgment of the prescribing physician.

For pharmaceutical compositions, the immunogenic peptides of the invention, or DNA encoding them, are generally administered to an individual already bearing a tumor that expresses 151P3D4. The peptides or DNA encoding them can be administered individually or as fusions of one or more peptide sequences. Patients can be treated with the immunogenic peptides separately or in conjunction with other treatments, such as surgery, as appropriate.

For therapeutic use, administration should generally begin at the first diagnosis of 151P3D4-associated cancer. This is followed by boosting doses until at least symptoms are substantially abated and for a period thereafter. The embodiment of the vaccine composition (i.e., including, but not limited to embodiments such as peptide cocktails, polyepitopic polypeptides, minigenes, or TAA-specific CTLs or pulsed dendritic cells) delivered to the patient may vary according to the stage of the disease or the patient's health status. For example, in a patient with a tumor that expresses 151P3D4, a vaccine comprising 151P3D4-specific CTL may be more efficacious in killing tumor cells in patient with advanced disease than alternative embodiments.

It is generally important to provide an amount of the peptide epitope delivered by a mode of administration sufficient to effectively stimulate a cytotoxic T cell response; compositions which stimulate helper T cell responses can also be given in accordance with this embodiment of the invention.

The dosage for an initial therapeutic immunization generally occurs in a unit dosage range where the lower value is about 1, 5, 50, 500, or 1,000 μg and the higher value is about 10,000; 20,000; 30,000; or 50,000 μg. Dosage values for a human typically range from about 500 μg to about 50,000 μg per 70 kilogram patient. Boosting dosages of between about 1.0 μg to about 50,000 μg of peptide pursuant to a boosting regimen over weeks to months may be administered depending upon the patient's response and condition as determined by measuring the specific activity of CTL and HTL obtained from the patient's blood. Administration should continue until at least clinical symptoms or laboratory tests indicate that the neoplasia, has been eliminated or reduced and for a period thereafter. The dosages, routes of administration, and dose schedules are adjusted in accordance with methodologies known in the art.

In certain embodiments, the peptides and compositions of the present invention are employed in serious disease states, that is, life-threatening or potentially life threatening situations. In such cases, as a result of the minimal amounts of extraneous substances and the relative nontoxic nature of the peptides in preferred compositions of the invention, it is possible and may be felt desirable by the treating physician to administer substantial excesses of these peptide compositions relative to these stated dosage amounts.

The vaccine compositions of the invention can also be used purely as prophylactic agents. Generally the dosage for an initial prophylactic immunization generally occurs in a unit dosage range where the lower value is about 1, 5, 50, 500, or 1000 μg and the higher value is about 10,000; 20,000; 30,000; or 50,000 μg. Dosage values for a human typically range from about 500 μg to about 50,000 μg per 70 kilogram patient. This is followed by boosting dosages of between about 1.0 μg to about 50,000 μg of peptide administered at defined intervals from about four weeks to six months after the initial administration of vaccine. The immunogenicity of the vaccine can be assessed by measuring the specific activity of CTL and HTL obtained from a sample of the patient's blood.

The pharmaceutical compositions for therapeutic treatment are intended for parenteral, topical, oral, nasal, intrathecal, or local (e.g. as a cream or topical ointment) administration. Preferably, the pharmaceutical compositions are administered parentally, e.g., intravenously, subcutaneously, intradermally, or intramuscularly. Thus, the invention provides compositions for parenteral administration which comprise a solution of the immunogenic peptides dissolved or suspended in an acceptable carrier, preferably an aqueous carrier.

A variety of aqueous carriers may be used, e.g., water, buffered water, 0.8% saline, 0.3% glycine, hyaluronic acid and the like. These compositions may be sterilized by conventional, well-known sterilization techniques, or may be sterile filtered. The resulting aqueous solutions may be packaged for use as is, or lyophilized, the lyophilized preparation being combined with a sterile solution prior to administration.

The compositions may contain pharmaceutically acceptable auxiliary substances as required to approximate physiological conditions, such as pH-adjusting and buffering agents, tonicity adjusting agents, wetting agents, preservatives, and the like, for example, sodium acetate, sodium lactate, sodium chloride, potassium chloride, calcium chloride, sorbitan monolaurate, triethanolamine oleate, etc.

The concentration of peptides of the invention in the pharmaceutical formulations can vary widely, i.e., from less than about 0.1%, usually at or at least about 2% to as much as 20% to 50% or more by weight, and will be selected primarily by fluid volumes, viscosities, etc., in accordance with the particular mode of administration selected.

A human unit dose form of a composition is typically included in a pharmaceutical composition that comprises a human unit dose of an acceptable carrier, in one embodiment an aqueous carrier, and is administered in a volume/quantity that is known by those of skill in the art to be used for administration of such compositions to humans (see, e.g., Remington's Pharmaceutical Sciences, 17^(th) Edition, A. Gennaro, Editor, Mack Publishing Co., Easton, Pa., 1985). For example a peptide dose for initial immunization can be from about 1 to about 50,000 μg, generally 100-5,000 μg, for a 70 kg patient. For example, for nucleic acids an initial immunization may be performed using an expression vector in the form of naked nucleic acid administered IM (or SC or ID) in the amounts of 0.5-5 mg at multiple sites. The nucleic acid (0.1 to 1000 μg) can also be administered using a gene gun. Following an incubation period of 3-4 weeks, a booster dose is then administered. The booster can be recombinant fowlpox virus administered at a dose of 5-10⁷ to 5×10⁹ pfu.

For antibodies, a treatment generally involves repeated administration of the anti-151P3D4 antibody preparation, via an acceptable route of administration such as intravenous injection (IV), typically at a dose in the range of about 0.1 to about 10 mg/kg body weight. In general, doses in the range of 10-500 mg mAb per week are effective and well tolerated. Moreover, an initial loading dose of approximately 4 mg/kg patient body weight IV, followed by weekly doses of about 2 mg/kg IV of the anti-151P3D4 mAb preparation represents an acceptable dosing regimen. As appreciated by those of skill in the art, various factors can influence the ideal dose in a particular case. Such factors include, for example, half life of a composition, the binding affinity of an Ab, the immunogenicity of a substance, the degree of 151P3D4 expression in the patient, the extent of circulating shed 151P3D4 antigen, the desired steady-state concentration level, frequency of treatment, and the influence of chemotherapeutic or other agents used in combination with the treatment method of the invention, as well as the health status of a particular patient. Non-limiting preferred human unit doses are, for example, 500 μg-1 mg, 1 mg-50 mg, 50 mg-100 mg, 100 mg-200 mg, 200 mg-300 mg, 400 mg-500 mg, 500 mg-600 mg, 600 mg-700 mg, 700 mg-800 mg, 800 mg-900 mg, 900 mg-1 g, or 1 mg-700 mg. In certain embodiments, the dose is in a range of 2-5 mg/kg body weight, e.g., with follow on weekly doses of 1-3 mg/kg; 0.5 mg, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 mg/kg body weight followed, e.g., in two, three or four weeks by weekly doses; 0.5-10 mg/kg body weight, e.g., followed in two, three or four weeks by weekly doses; 225, 250, 275, 300, 325, 350, 375, 400 mg m² of body area weekly; 1-600 mg m² of body area weekly; 225-400 mg m² of body area weekly; these does can be followed by weekly doses for 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 19, 11, 12 or more weeks.

In one embodiment, human unit dose forms of polynucleotides comprise a suitable dosage range or effective amount that provides any therapeutic effect. As appreciated by one of ordinary skill in the art a therapeutic effect depends on a number of factors, including the sequence of the polynucleotide, molecular weight of the polynucleotide and route of administration. Dosages are generally selected by the physician or other health care professional in accordance with a variety of parameters known in the art, such as severity of symptoms, history of the patient and the like. Generally, for a polynucleotide of about 20 bases, a dosage range may be selected from, for example, an independently selected lower limit such as about 0.1, 0.25, 0.5, 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 200, 300, 400 or 500 mg/kg up to an independently selected upper limit, greater than the lower limit, of about 60, 80, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 750, 1000, 1500, 2000, 3000, 4000, 5000, 6000, 7000, 8000, 9000 or 10,000 mg/kg. For example, a dose may be about any of the following: 0.1 to 100 mg/kg, 0.1 to 50 mg/kg, 0.1 to 25 mg/kg, 0.1 to 10 mg/kg, 1 to 500 mg/kg, 100 to 400 mg/kg, 200 to 300 mg/kg, 1 to 100 mg/kg, 100 to 200 mg/kg, 300 to 400 mg/kg, 400 to 500 mg/kg, 500 to 1000 mg/kg, 500 to 5000 mg/kg, or 500 to 10,000 mg/kg. Generally, parenteral routes of administration may require higher doses of polynucleotide compared to more direct application to the nucleotide to diseased tissue, as do polynucleotides of increasing length.

In one embodiment, human unit dose forms of T-cells comprise a suitable dosage range or effective amount that provides any therapeutic effect. As appreciated by one of ordinary skill in the art, a therapeutic effect depends on a number of factors. Dosages are generally selected by the physician or other health care professional in accordance with a variety of parameters known in the art, such as severity of symptoms, history of the patient and the like. A dose may be about 10⁴ cells to about 10⁶ cells, about 10⁶ cells to about 10⁸ cells, about 10⁸ to about 10¹¹ cells, or about 10⁸ to about 5×10¹⁰ cells. A dose may also about 10⁶ cells/m² to about 10¹⁰ cells/m², or about 10⁶ cells/m² to about 10⁸ cells/m².

Proteins(s) of the invention, and/or nucleic acids encoding the protein(s), can also be administered via liposomes, which may also serve to: 1) target the proteins(s) to a particular tissue, such as lymphoid tissue; 2) to target selectively to diseases cells; or, 3) to increase the half-life of the peptide composition. Liposomes include emulsions, foams, micelles, insoluble monolayers, liquid crystals, phospholipid dispersions, lamellar layers and the like. In these preparations, the peptide to be delivered is incorporated as part of a liposome, alone or in conjunction with a molecule which binds to a receptor prevalent among lymphoid cells, such as monoclonal antibodies which bind to the CD45 antigen, or with other therapeutic or immunogenic compositions. Thus, liposomes either filled or decorated with a desired peptide of the invention can be directed to the site of lymphoid cells, where the liposomes then deliver the peptide compositions. Liposomes for use in accordance with the invention are formed from standard vesicle-forming lipids, which generally include neutral and negatively charged phospholipids and a sterol, such as cholesterol. The selection of lipids is generally guided by consideration of, e.g., liposome size, acid lability and stability of the liposomes in the blood stream. A variety of methods are available for preparing liposomes, as described in, e.g., Szoka, et al., Ann. Rev. Biophys. Bioeng. 9:467 (1980), and U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,235,871, 4,501,728, 4,837,028, and 5,019,369.

For targeting cells of the immune system, a ligand to be incorporated into the liposome can include, e.g., antibodies or fragments thereof specific for cell surface determinants of the desired immune system cells. A liposome suspension containing a peptide may be administered intravenously, locally, topically, etc. in a dose which varies according to, inter alia, the manner of administration, the peptide being delivered, and the stage of the disease being treated.

For solid compositions, conventional nontoxic solid carriers may be used which include, for example, pharmaceutical grades of mannitol, lactose, starch, magnesium stearate, sodium saccharin, talcum, cellulose, glucose, sucrose, magnesium carbonate, and the like. For oral administration, a pharmaceutically acceptable nontoxic composition is formed by incorporating any of the normally employed excipients, such as those carriers previously listed, and generally 10-95% of active ingredient, that is, one or more peptides of the invention, and more preferably at a concentration of 25%-75%.

For aerosol administration, immunogenic peptides are preferably supplied in finely divided form along with a surfactant and propellant. Typical percentages of peptides are about 0.01%-20% by weight, preferably about 1%-10%. The surfactant must, of course, be nontoxic, and preferably soluble in the propellant. Representative of such agents are the esters or partial esters of fatty acids containing from about 6 to 22 carbon atoms, such as caproic, octanoic, lauric, palmitic, stearic, linoleic, linolenic, olesteric and oleic acids with an aliphatic polyhydric alcohol or its cyclic anhydride. Mixed esters, such as mixed or natural glycerides may be employed. The surfactant may constitute about 0.1%-20% by weight of the composition, preferably about 0.25-5%. The balance of the composition is ordinarily propellant. A carrier can also be included, as desired, as with, e.g., lecithin for intranasal delivery.

Diagnostic and Prognostic Embodiments of 151P3D4.

As disclosed herein, 151P3D4 polynucleotides, polypeptides, reactive cytotoxic T cells (CTL), reactive helper T cells (HTL) and anti-polypeptide antibodies are used in well known diagnostic, prognostic and therapeutic assays that examine conditions associated with dysregulated cell growth such as cancer, in particular the cancers listed in Table I (see, e.g., both its specific pattern of tissue expression as well as its overexpression in certain cancers as described for example in the Example entitled “Expression analysis of 151P3D4 in normal tissues, and patient specimens”).

151P3D4 can be analogized to a prostate associated antigen PSA, the archetypal marker that has been used by medical practitioners for years to identify and monitor the presence of prostate cancer (see, e.g., Merrill et al., J. Urol. 163 (2): 503-5120 (2000); Polascik et al., J. Urol. August; 162 (2):293-306 (1999) and Fortier et al., J. Nat. Cancer Inst. 91 (19): 1635-1640 (1999)). A variety of other diagnostic markers are also used in similar contexts including p53 and K-ras (see, e.g., Tulchinsky et al., Int J Mol Med 1999 July 4 (1):99-102 and Minimoto et al., Cancer Detect Prev 2000; 24 (1):1-12). Therefore, this disclosure of 151P3D4 polynucleotides and polypeptides (as well as 151P3D4 polynucleotide probes and anti-15P3D4 antibodies used to identify the presence of these molecules) and their properties allows skilled artisans to utilize these molecules in methods that are analogous to those used, for example, in a variety of diagnostic assays directed to examining conditions associated with cancer.

Typical embodiments of diagnostic methods which utilize the 151P3D4 polynucleotides, polypeptides, reactive T cells and antibodies are analogous to those methods from well-established diagnostic assays which employ, e.g., PSA polynucleotides, polypeptides, reactive T cells and antibodies. For example, just as PSA polynucleotides are used as probes (for example in Northern analysis, see, e.g., Sharief et al., Biochem. Mol. Biol. Int. 33 (3):567-74 (1994)) and primers (for example in PCR analysis, see, e.g., Okegawa et al., J. Urol. 163 (4): 1189-1190 (2000)) to observe the presence and/or the level of PSA mRNAs in methods of monitoring PSA overexpression or the metastasis of prostate cancers, the 151P3D4 polynucleotides described herein can be utilized in the same way to detect 151P3D4 overexpression or the metastasis of prostate and other cancers expressing this gene. Alternatively, just as PSA polypeptides are used to generate antibodies specific for PSA which can then be used to observe the presence and/or the level of PSA proteins in methods to monitor PSA protein overexpression (see, e.g., Stephan et al., Urology 55 (4):560-3 (2000)) or the metastasis of prostate cells (see, e.g., Alanen et al., Pathol. Res. Pract. 192 (3):233-7 (1996)), the 151P3D4 polypeptides described herein can be utilized to generate antibodies for use in detecting 151P3D4 overexpression or the metastasis of prostate cells and cells of other cancers expressing this gene.

Specifically, because metastases involves the movement of cancer cells from an organ of origin (such as the lung or prostate gland etc.) to a different area of the body (such as a lymph node), assays which examine a biological sample for the presence of cells expressing 151P3D4 polynucleotides and/or polypeptides can be used to provide evidence of metastasis. For example, when a biological sample from tissue that does not normally contain 151P3D4-expressing cells (lymph node) is found to contain 151P3D4-expressing cells such as the 151P3D4 expression seen in LAPC4 and LAPC9, xenografts isolated from lymph node and bone metastasis, respectively, this finding is indicative of metastasis.

Alternatively 151P3D4 polynucleotides and/or polypeptides can be used to provide evidence of cancer, for example, when cells in a biological sample that do not normally express 151P3D4 or express 151P3D4 at a different level are found to express 151P3D4 or have an increased expression of 151P3D4 (see, e.g., the 151P3D4 expression in the cancers listed in Table I and in patient samples etc. shown in the accompanying Figures). In such assays, artisans may further wish to generate supplementary evidence of metastasis by testing the biological sample for the presence of a second tissue restricted marker (in addition to 151P3D4) such as PSA, PSCA etc. (see, e.g., Alanen et al., Pathol. Res. Pract. 192 (3): 233-237 (1996)).

Just as PSA polynucleotide fragments and polynucleotide variants are employed by skilled artisans for use in methods of monitoring PSA, 151P3D4 polynucleotide fragments and polynucleotide variants are used in an analogous manner. In particular, typical PSA polynucleotides used in methods of monitoring PSA are probes or primers which consist of fragments of the PSA cDNA sequence. Illustrating this, primers used to PCR amplify a PSA polynucleotide must include less than the whole PSA sequence to function in the polymerase chain reaction. In the context of such PCR reactions, skilled artisans generally create a variety of different polynucleotide fragments that can be used as primers in order to amplify different portions of a polynucleotide of interest or to optimize amplification reactions (see, e.g., Caetano-Anolles, G. Biotechniques 25 (3): 472-476, 478-480 (1998); Robertson et al., Methods Mol. Biol. 98:121-154 (1998)). An additional illustration of the use of such fragments is provided in the Example entitled “Expression analysis of 151P3D4 in normal tissues, and patient specimens,” where a 151P3D4 polynucleotide fragment is used as a probe to show the expression of 151P3D4 RNAs in cancer cells. In addition, variant polynucleotide sequences are typically used as primers and probes for the corresponding mRNAs in PCR and Northern analyses (see, e.g., Sawai et al., Fetal Diagn. Ther. 1996 November-December 11 (6):407-13 and Current Protocols In Molecular Biology, Volume 2, Unit 2, Frederick M. Ausubel et al. eds., 1995)). Polynucleotide fragments and variants are useful in this context where they are capable of binding to a target polynucleotide sequence (e.g., a 151P3D4 polynucleotide shown in FIG. 2 or variant thereof) under conditions of high stringency.

Furthermore, PSA polypeptides which contain an epitope that can be recognized by an antibody or T cell that specifically binds to that epitope are used in methods of monitoring PSA. 151P3D4 polypeptide fragments and polypeptide analogs or variants can also be used in an analogous manner. This practice of using polypeptide fragments or polypeptide variants to generate antibodies (such as anti-PSA antibodies or T cells) is typical in the art with a wide variety of systems such as fusion proteins being used by practitioners (see, e.g., Current Protocols In Molecular Biology, Volume 2, Unit 16, Frederick M. Ausubel et al. eds., 1995). In this context, each epitope(s) functions to provide the architecture with which an antibody or T cell is reactive. Typically, skilled artisans create a variety of different polypeptide fragments that can be used in order to generate immune responses specific for different portions of a polypeptide of interest (see, e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 5,840,501 and U.S. Pat. No. 5,939,533). For example it may be preferable to utilize a polypeptide comprising one of the 151P3D4 biological motifs discussed herein or a motif-bearing subsequence which is readily identified by one of skill in the art based on motifs available in the art. Polypeptide fragments, variants or analogs are typically useful in this context as long as they comprise an epitope capable of generating an antibody or T cell specific for a target polypeptide sequence (e.g. a 151P3D4 polypeptide shown in FIG. 3).

As shown herein, the 151P3D4 polynucleotides and polypeptides (as well as the 151P3D4 polynucleotide probes and anti-151P3D4 antibodies or T cells used to identify the presence of these molecules) exhibit specific properties that make them useful in diagnosing cancers such as those listed in Table I. Diagnostic assays that measure the presence of 151P3D4 gene products, in order to evaluate the presence or onset of a disease condition described herein, such as prostate cancer, are used to identify patients for preventive measures or further monitoring, as has been done so successfully with PSA. Moreover, these materials satisfy a need in the art for molecules having similar or complementary characteristics to PSA in situations where, for example, a definite diagnosis of metastasis of prostatic origin cannot be made on the basis of a test for PSA alone (see, e.g., Alanen et al., Pathol. Res. Pract. 192 (3): 233-237 (1996)), and consequently, materials such as 151P3D4 polynucleotides and polypeptides (as well as the 151P3D4 polynucleotide probes and anti-151P3D4 antibodies used to identify the presence of these molecules) need to be employed to confirm a metastases of prostatic origin.

Finally, in addition to their use in diagnostic assays, the 151P3D4 polynucleotides disclosed herein have a number of other utilities such as their use in the identification of oncogenetic associated chromosomal abnormalities in the chromosomal region to which the 151P3D4 gene maps (see the Example entitled “Chromosomal Mapping of 151P3D4” below). Moreover, in addition to their use in diagnostic assays, the 151P3D4-related proteins and polynucleotides disclosed herein have other utilities such as their use in the forensic analysis of tissues of unknown origin (see, e.g., Takahama K Forensic Sci Int 1996 Jun. 28; 80 (1-2): 63-9).

Additionally, 151P3D4-related proteins or polynucleotides of the invention can be used to treat a pathologic condition characterized by the over-expression of 151P3D4. For example, the amino acid or nucleic acid sequence of FIG. 2 or FIG. 3, or fragments of either, can be used to generate an immune response to a 151P3D4 antigen. Antibodies or other molecules that react with 151P3D4 can be used to modulate the function of this molecule, and thereby provide a therapeutic benefit.

Inhibition of 151P3D4 Protein Function

The invention includes various methods and compositions for inhibiting the binding of 151P3D4 to its binding partner or its association with other protein(s) as well as methods for inhibiting 151P3D4 function.

Inhibition of 151P3D4 with Intracellular Antibodies

In one approach, a recombinant vector that encodes single chain antibodies that specifically bind to 151P3D4 are introduced into 151P3D4 expressing cells via gene transfer technologies. Accordingly, the encoded single chain anti-151P3D4 antibody is expressed intracellularly, binds to 151P3D4 protein, and thereby inhibits its function. Methods for engineering such intracellular single chain antibodies are well known. Such intracellular antibodies, also known as “intrabodies”, are specifically targeted to a particular compartment within the cell, providing control over where the inhibitory activity of the treatment is focused. This technology has been successfully applied in the art (for review, see Richardson and Marasco, 1995, TIBTECH vol. 13). Intrabodies have been shown to virtually eliminate the expression of otherwise abundant cell surface receptors (see, e.g., Richardson et al., 1995, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 92: 3137-3141; Beerli et al., 1994, J. Biol. Chem. 289: 23931-23936; Deshane et al., 1994, Gene Ther. 1: 332-337).

Single chain antibodies comprise the variable domains of the heavy and light chain joined by a flexible linker polypeptide, and are expressed as a single polypeptide. Optionally, single chain antibodies are expressed as a single chain variable region fragment joined to the light chain constant region. Well-known intracellular trafficking signals are engineered into recombinant polynucleotide vectors encoding such single chain antibodies in order to precisely target the intrabody to the desired intracellular compartment. For example, intrabodies targeted to the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) are engineered to incorporate a leader peptide and, optionally, a C-terminal ER retention signal, such as the KDEL amino acid motif. Intrabodies intended to exert activity in the nucleus are engineered to include a nuclear localization signal. Lipid moieties are joined to intrabodies in order to tether the intrabody to the cytosolic side of the plasma membrane. Intrabodies can also be targeted to exert function in the cytosol. For example, cytosolic intrabodies are used to sequester factors within the cytosol, thereby preventing them from being transported to their natural cellular destination.

In one embodiment, intrabodies are used to capture 151P3D4 in the nucleus, thereby preventing its activity within the nucleus. Nuclear targeting signals are engineered into such 151P3D4 intrabodies in order to achieve the desired targeting. Such 151P3D4 intrabodies are designed to bind specifically to a particular 151P3D4 domain. In another embodiment, cytosolic intrabodies that specifically bind to a 151P3D4 protein are used to prevent 151P3D4 from gaining access to the nucleus, thereby preventing it from exerting any biological activity within the nucleus (e.g., preventing 151P3D4 from forming transcription complexes with other factors).

In order to specifically direct the expression of such intrabodies to particular cells, the transcription of the intrabody is placed under the regulatory control of an appropriate tumor-specific promoter and/or enhancer. In order to target intrabody expression specifically to prostate, for example, the PSA promoter and/or promoter/enhancer can be utilized (See, for example, U.S. Pat. No. 5,919,652 issued 6 Jul. 1999).

Inhibition of 151P3D4 with Recombinant Proteins

In another approach, recombinant molecules bind to 151P3D4 and thereby inhibit 151P3D4 function. For example, these recombinant molecules prevent or inhibit 151P3D4 from accessing/binding to its binding partner(s) or associating with other protein(s). Such recombinant molecules can, for example, contain the reactive part(s) of a 151P3D4 specific antibody molecule. In a particular embodiment, the 151P3D4 binding domain of a 151P3D4 binding partner is engineered into a dimeric fusion protein, whereby the fusion protein comprises two 151P3D4 ligand binding domains linked to the Fc portion of a human IgG, such as human IgGI. Such IgG portion can contain, for example, the C_(H)2 and C_(H)3 domains and the hinge region, but not the C_(H)1 domain. Such dimeric fusion proteins are administered in soluble form to patients suffering from a cancer associated with the expression of 151P3D4, whereby the dimeric fusion protein specifically binds to 151P3D4 and blocks 151P3D4 interaction with a binding partner. Such dimeric fusion proteins are further combined into multimeric proteins using known antibody linking technologies.

Inhibition of 151P3D4 Transcription or Translation

The present invention also comprises various methods and compositions for inhibiting the transcription of the 151P3D4 gene. Similarly, the invention also provides methods and compositions for inhibiting the translation of 151P3D4 mRNA into protein.

In one approach, a method of inhibiting the transcription of the 151P3D4 gene comprises contacting the 151P3D4 gene with a 151P3D4 antisense polynucleotide. In another approach, a method of inhibiting 151P3D4 mRNA translation comprises contacting a 151P3D4 mRNA with an antisense polynucleotide. In another approach, a 151P3D4 specific ribozyme is used to cleave a 151P3D4 message, thereby inhibiting translation. Such antisense and ribozyme based methods can also be directed to the regulatory regions of the 151P3D4 gene, such as 151P3D4 promoter and/or enhancer elements. Similarly, proteins capable of inhibiting a 151P3D4 gene transcription factor are used to inhibit 151P3D4 mRNA transcription. The various polynucleotides and compositions useful in the aforementioned methods have been described above. The use of antisense and ribozyme molecules to inhibit transcription and translation is well known in the art.

Other factors that inhibit the transcription of 151P3D4 by interfering with 151P3D4 transcriptional activation are also useful to treat cancers expressing 151P3D4. Similarly, factors that interfere with 151P3D4 processing are useful to treat cancers that express 151P3D4. Cancer treatment methods utilizing such factors are also within the scope of the invention.

General Considerations for Therapeutic Strategies

Gene transfer and gene therapy technologies can be used to deliver therapeutic polynucleotide molecules to tumor cells synthesizing 151P3D4 (i.e., antisense, ribozyme, polynucleotides encoding intrabodies and other 151P3D4 inhibitory molecules). A number of gene therapy approaches are known in the art. Recombinant vectors encoding 151P3D4 antisense polynucleotides, ribozymes, factors capable of interfering with 151P3D4 transcription, and so forth, can be delivered to target tumor cells using such gene therapy approaches.

The above therapeutic approaches can be combined with any one of a wide variety of surgical, chemotherapy or radiation therapy regimens. The therapeutic approaches of the invention can enable the use of reduced dosages of chemotherapy (or other therapies) and/or less frequent administration, an advantage for all patients and particularly for those that do not tolerate the toxicity of the chemotherapeutic agent well.

The anti-tumor activity of a particular composition (e.g., antisense, ribozyme, intrabody), or a combination of such compositions, can be evaluated using various in vitro and in vivo assay systems. In vitro assays that evaluate therapeutic activity include cell growth assays, soft agar assays and other assays indicative of tumor promoting activity, binding assays capable of determining the extent to which a therapeutic composition will inhibit the binding of 151P3D4 to a binding partner, etc.

In vivo, the effect of a 151P3D4 therapeutic composition can be evaluated in a suitable animal model. For example, xenogenic prostate cancer models can be used, wherein human prostate cancer explants or passaged xenograft tissues are introduced into immune compromised animals, such as nude or SCID mice (Klein et al., 1997, Nature Medicine 3: 402-408). For example, PCT Patent Application WO98/16628 and U.S. Pat. No. 6,107,540 describe various xenograft models of human prostate cancer capable of recapitulating the development of primary tumors, micrometastasis, and the formation of osteoblastic metastases characteristic of late stage disease. Efficacy can be predicted using assays that measure inhibition of tumor formation, tumor regression or metastasis, and the like.

In vivo assays that evaluate the promotion of apoptosis are useful in evaluating therapeutic compositions. In one embodiment, xenografts from tumor bearing mice treated with the therapeutic composition can be examined for the presence of apoptotic foci and compared to untreated control xenograft-bearing mice. The extent to which apoptotic foci are found in the tumors of the treated mice provides an indication of the therapeutic efficacy of the composition.

The therapeutic compositions used in the practice of the foregoing methods can be formulated into pharmaceutical compositions comprising a carrier suitable for the desired delivery method. Suitable carriers include any material that when combined with the therapeutic composition retains the anti-tumor function of the therapeutic composition and is generally non-reactive with the patient's immune system. Examples include, but are not limited to, any of a number of standard pharmaceutical carriers such as sterile phosphate buffered saline solutions, bacteriostatic water, and the like (see, generally, Remington's Pharmaceutical Sciences 16^(th) Edition, A. Osal., Ed., 1980).

Therapeutic formulations can be solubilized and administered via any route capable of delivering the therapeutic composition to the tumor site. Potentially effective routes of administration include, but are not limited to, intravenous, parenteral, intraperitoneal, intramuscular, intratumor, intradermal, intraorgan, orthotopic, and the like. A preferred formulation for intravenous injection comprises the therapeutic composition in a solution of preserved bacteriostatic water, sterile unpreserved water, and/or diluted in polyvinylchloride or polyethylene bags containing 0.9% sterile Sodium Chloride for Injection, USP. Therapeutic protein preparations can be lyophilized and stored as sterile powders, preferably under vacuum, and then reconstituted in bacteriostatic water (containing for example, benzyl alcohol preservative) or in sterile water prior to injection.

Dosages and administration protocols for the treatment of cancers using the foregoing methods will vary with the method and the target cancer, and will generally depend on a number of other factors appreciated in the art.

Kits

For use in the diagnostic and therapeutic applications described herein, kits are also within the scope of the invention. Such kits can comprise a carrier, package or container that is compartmentalized to receive one or more containers such as vials, tubes, and the like, each of the container(s) comprising one of the separate elements to be used in the method. For example, the container(s) can comprise a probe that is or can be detectably labeled. Such probe can be an antibody or polynucleotide specific for a 151P3D4-related protein or a 151P3D4 gene or message, respectively. Where the method utilizes nucleic acid hybridization to detect the target nucleic acid, the kit can also have containers containing nucleotide(s) for amplification of the target nucleic acid sequence and/or a container comprising a reporter-means, such as a biotin-binding protein, such as avidin or streptavidin, bound to a reporter molecule, such as an enzymatic, florescent, or radioisotope label. The kit can include all or part of the amino acid sequence of FIG. 2 or FIG. 3 or analogs thereof, or a nucleic acid molecules that encodes such amino acid sequences.

The kit of the invention will typically comprise the container described above and one or more other containers comprising materials desirable from a commercial and user standpoint, including buffers, diluents, filters, needles, syringes, and package inserts with instructions for use.

A label can be present on the container to indicate that the composition is used for a specific therapy or non-therapeutic application, and can also indicate directions for either in vivo or in vitro use, such as those described above. Directions and or other information can also be included on an insert which is included with the kit.

EXAMPLES

Various aspects of the invention are further described and illustrated by way of the several examples that follow, none of which are intended to limit the scope of the invention.

Example 1 SSH-Generated Isolation of a cDNA Fragment of the 151P3D4 Gene

To isolate genes that are over-expressed in bladder cancer we used the Suppression Subtractive Hybridization (SSH) procedure using cDNA derived from the LNCaP prostate cancer cell line.

The 151P3D4 SSH cDNA sequence was derived from a subtraction consisting of two different populations of LNCaP cells. The 151P3D4 SSH cDNA sequence of 417 bp is listed in FIG. 1.

The full-length 151P3D4 v.1 clone 1-placenta was cloned from normal placenta cDNA, revealing an ORF of 354 amino acids (FIG. 2 and FIG. 3). Other variants of 151P3D4 were also identified and these are listed in FIGS. 2 and 3.

Materials and Methods

Human Tissues:

The patient cancer and normal tissues were purchased from different sources such as the NDRI (Philadelphia, Pa.). mRNA for some normal tissues were purchased from Clontech, Palo Alto, Calif.

RNA Isolation:

Tissues were homogenized in Trizol reagent (Life Technologies, Gibco BRL) using 10 ml/g tissue isolate total RNA. Poly A RNA was purified from total RNA using Qiagen's Oligotex mRNA Mini and Midi kits. Total and mRNA were quantified by spectrophotometric analysis (O.D. 260/280 nm) and analyzed by gel electrophoresis.

Oligonucleotides:

The following HPLC purified oligonucleotides were used.

DPNCDN (cDNA Synthesis Primer):

5′TTTTGATCAAGCTT₃₀3′ (SEQ ID NO: 48)

Adaptor 1:

5′CTAATACGACTCACTATAGGGCTCGAGCGGCCGCCCGGGCAG3′ (SEQ ID NO: 49) 3′GGCCCGTCCTAG5′ (SEQ ID NO: 50)

Adaptor 2:

5′GTAATACGACTCACTATAGGGCAGCGTGGTCGCGGCCGAG3′ (SEQ ID NO: 51) 3′CGGCTCCTAG5′ (SEQ ID NO: 52)

PCR Primer 1:

5′CTAATACGACTCACTATAGGGC3′ (SEQ ID NO: 53)

Nested Primer (NP)1:

5′TCGAGCGGCCGCCCGGGCAGGA3′ (SEQ ID NO: 54)

Nested Primer (NP)₂:

5′AGCGTGGTCGCGGCCGAGGA3′ (SEQ ID NO: 55)

Suppression Subtractive Hybridization:

Suppression Subtractive Hybridization (SSH) was used to identify cDNAs corresponding to genes that may be differentially expressed in prostate cancer. The SSH reaction utilized cDNA from two different clones of LNCaP cells.

The gene 151P3D4 was derived from one population of LNCaP cells minus another population of LNCaP cells cDNA subtraction. The 151P3D4 SSH DNA sequence (FIG. 1) was identified.

The cDNA derived from one population of LNCaP cells was used as the source of the “driver” cDNA, while the cDNA from another population of LNCaP cells was used as the source of the “tester” cDNA. Double stranded cDNAs corresponding to tester and driver cDNAs were synthesized from 2 μg of poly(A)⁺ RNA isolated from the relevant tissue, as described above, using CLONTECH's PCR-Select cDNA Subtraction Kit and 1 ng of oligonucleotide DPNCDN as primer. First- and second-strand synthesis were carried out as described in the Kit's user manual protocol (CLONTECH Protocol No. PT1117-1, Catalog No. K1804-1). The resulting cDNA was digested with Dpn II for 3 hrs at 37° C. Digested cDNA was extracted with phenol/chloroform (1:1) and ethanol precipitated.

Driver cDNA was generated by combining in a 1:1 ratio Dpn II digested cDNA from the relevant source (see above). Tester cDNA was generated by diluting 1 μl of Dpn II digested cDNA from the relevant source (see above) (400 ng) in 5 μl of water. The diluted cDNA (2 μl, 160 ng) was then ligated to 2 μl of Adaptor 1 and Adaptor 2 (10 μM), in separate ligation reactions, in a total volume of 10 μl at 16° C. overnight, using 400 u of T4 DNA ligase (CLONTECH). Ligation was terminated with 1 μl of 0.2 M EDTA and heating at 72° C. for 5 min.

The first hybridization was performed by adding 1.5 μl (600 ng) of driver cDNA to each of two tubes containing 1.5 μl (20 ng) Adaptor 1- and Adaptor 2-ligated tester cDNA. In a final volume of 4 μl, the samples were overlaid with mineral oil, denatured in an MJ Research thermal cycler at 98° C. for 1.5 minutes, and then were allowed to hybridize for 8 hrs at 68° C. The two hybridizations were then mixed together with an additional 1 μl of fresh denatured driver cDNA and were allowed to hybridize overnight at 68° C. The second hybridization was then diluted in 200 μl of 20 mM Hepes, pH 8.3, 50 mM NaCl, 0.2 mM EDTA, heated at 70° C. for 7 min. and stored at −20° C.

PCR Amplification, Cloning and Sequencing of Gene Fragments Generated from SSH:

To amplify gene fragments resulting from SSH reactions, two PCR amplifications were performed. In the primary PCR reaction 1 μl of the diluted final hybridization mix was added to 1 μl of PCR primer 1 (10 μM), 0.5 μl dNTP mix (10 μM), 2.5 μl 10× reaction buffer (CLONTECH) and 0.5 μl 50× Advantage cDNA polymerase Mix (CLONTECH) in a final volume of 25 μl. PCR 1 was conducted using the following conditions: 75° C. for 5 min., 94° C. for 25 sec., then 27 cycles of 94° C. for 10 sec, 66° C. for 30 sec, 72° C. for 1.5 min. Five separate primary PCR reactions were performed for each experiment. The products were pooled and diluted 1:10 with water. For the secondary PCR reaction, 1 μl from the pooled and diluted primary PCR reaction was added to the same reaction mix as used for PCR 1, except that primers NP1 and NP2 (10 μM) were used instead of PCR primer 1. PCR 2 was performed using 10-12 cycles of 94° C. for 10 sec, 68° C. for 30 sec, and 72° C. for 1.5 minutes. The PCR products were analyzed using 2% agarose gel electrophoresis.

The PCR products were inserted into pCR2.1 using the T/A vector cloning kit (Invitrogen). Transformed E. coli were subjected to blue/white and ampicillin selection. White colonies were picked and arrayed into 96 well plates and were grown in liquid culture overnight. To identify inserts, PCR amplification was performed on 1 ml of bacterial culture using the conditions of PCR1 and NP1 and NP2 as primers. PCR products were analyzed using 2% agarose gel electrophoresis.

Bacterial clones were stored in 20% glycerol in a 96 well format. Plasmid DNA was prepared, sequenced, and subjected to nucleic acid homology searches of the GenBank, dBest, and NCI-CGAP databases.

RT-PCR Expression Analysis:

First strand cDNAs can be generated from 1 μg of mRNA with oligo (dT) 12-18 priming using the Gibco-BRL Superscript Preamplification system. The manufacturer's protocol was used which included an incubation for 50 min at 42° C. with reverse transcriptase followed by RNAse H treatment at 37° C. for 20 min. After completing the reaction, the volume can be increased to 200 μl with water prior to normalization. First strand cDNAs from 16 different normal human tissues can be obtained from Clontech.

Normalization of the first strand cDNAs from multiple tissues was performed by using the primers 5′atatcgccgcgctcgtcgtcgacaa3′ (SEQ ID NO: 56) and 5′agccacacgcagctcattgtagaagg 3′ (SEQ ID NO: 57) to amplify β-actin. First strand cDNA (5 μl) were amplified in a total volume of 50 μl containing 0.4 μM primers, 0.2 μM each dNTPs, 1×PCR buffer (Clontech, 10 mM Tris-HCL, 1.5 mM MgCl₂, 50 mM KCl, pH8.3) and 1× Klentaq DNA polymerase (Clontech). Five μl of the PCR reaction can be removed at 18, 20, and 22 cycles and used for agarose gel electrophoresis. PCR was performed using an MJ Research thermal cycler under the following conditions: initial denaturation can be at 94° C. for 15 sec, followed by a 18, 20, and 22 cycles of 94° C. for 15, 65° C. for 2 min, 72° C. for 5 sec. A final extension at 72° C. was carried out for 2 min. After agarose gel electrophoresis, the band intensities of the 283 b.p. β-actin bands from multiple tissues were compared by visual inspection. Dilution factors for the first strand cDNAs were calculated to result in equal β-actin band intensities in all tissues after 22 cycles of PCR. Three rounds of normalization can be required to achieve equal band intensities in all tissues after 22 cycles of PCR.

To determine expression levels of the 151P3D4 gene, 5 μl of normalized first strand cDNA were analyzed by PCR using 26, and 30 cycles of amplification. Semi-quantitative expression analysis can be achieved by comparing the PCR products at cycle numbers that give light band intensities. The primers used for RT-PCR were designed using the 151P3D4 SSH sequence and are listed below:

151P3D4.1 5′-CCCACCAAACTGACCTATGATGAA-3′ (SEQ ID NO: 58) 151P3D4.2 5′-TGTATGCTCTGAAGCAGTAGACACC-3′ (SEQ ID NO: 59)

A typical RT-PCR expression study is shown in FIG. 14. First strand cDNA was prepared from vital pool 1 (liver, lung and kidney), vital pool 2 (pancreas, colon and stomach), bladder cancer pool, kidney cancer pool, colon cancer pool, lung cancer pool, ovary cancer pool, breast cancer pool, and cancer metastasis pool. Normalization was performed by PCR using primers to actin and GAPDH. Semi-quantitative PCR, using primers to 151P3D4, was performed at 26 and 30 cycles of amplification. Results show strong expression of 151P3D4 in ovary cancer pool. Expression of 151P3D4 was also detected in bladder cancer pool, kidney cancer pool, colon cancer pool, lung cancer pool, breast cancer pool, cancer metastasis pool, vital pool 2, but not in vital pool 1.

Example 2 Full Length Cloning of 151P3D4

To isolate genes that are expressed in prostate cancer, we used the Suppression Subtractive Hybridization (SSH) procedure using cDNA derived from two different populations of LNCaP cells.

The 151P3D4 SSH cDNA sequence was derived from a subtraction consisting of one population of LNCaP cells minus another population of LNCaP cells. The 151P3D4 SSH cDNA sequence of 417 bp is listed in FIG. 1.

The full-length 151P3D4 v.1 (151P3D4 clone 1-placenta) was cloned from normal placenta cDNA, revealing an ORF of 354 amino acids (FIG. 2 and FIG. 3). 151P3D4 v.1 showed 99% identity over 1492 nucleotides with the human mRNA for cartilage link protein (gi463246) (FIG. 4A). 151P3D4 v.1 protein showed 100% identity over 354 amino acids with the human cartilage link protein (FIG. 4B). Also, 151P3D4 v.1 was 96% identical over 355 amino acids with the mouse link protein (gi4218976) (FIG. 4C).

Other variants of 151P3D4 were also identified and these are listed in FIGS. 2 and 3. 151P3D4 v.2 codes for a novel protein that contains sequences not present in 151P3D4 v.1. These are from amino acids 1 to 400. Amino acids 401 to 721 of 151P3D4 v.2 align with 151P3D4 v.1 at positions 34 to 354 (FIG. 4D). A small portion of 151P3D4 v.2 demonstrates homology to the hypothetical protein XP_(—)094318 (FIG. 4E). The two proteins show 99% identity over 168 amino acids. The other variants 151P3D4 v.3 through v.1 each differ from 151P3D4 v.1 by one nucleotide (FIG. 10).

Example 3 Chromosomal Mapping of 151P3D4

Chromosomal localization can implicate genes in disease pathogenesis. Several chromosome mapping approaches are available including fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH), human/hamster radiation hybrid (RH) panels (Walter et al., 1994; Nature Genetics 7:22; Research Genetics, Huntsville Ala.), human-rodent somatic cell hybrid panels such as is available from the Coriell Institute (Camden, N.J.), and genomic viewers utilizing BLAST homologies to sequenced and mapped genomic clones (NCBI, Bethesda, Md.).

151P3D4 maps to chromosome 5q13-q14.1 using 151P3D4 sequence and the NCBI BLAST tool: located on the World Wide Web at (.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genome/seq/page.cgi?F=HsBlast.html&&ORG=Hs).

Example 4 Expression Analysis of 151P3D4 in Normal Tissues and Patient Specimens

Expression analysis by RT-PCR demonstrated that 151P3D4 is strongly expressed in cancer patient specimens (FIG. 14). First strand cDNA was prepared from vital pool 1 (liver, lung and kidney), vital pool 2 (pancreas, colon and stomach), bladder cancer pool, kidney cancer pool, colon cancer pool, lung cancer pool, ovary cancer pool, breast cancer pool, and cancer metastasis pool. Normalization was performed by PCR using primers to actin and GAPDH. Semi-quantitative PCR, using primers to 151P3D4, was performed at 26 and 30 cycles of amplification. Results show strong expression of 151P3D4 in ovary cancer pool. Expression of 151P3D4 was also detected in bladder cancer pool, kidney cancer pool, colon cancer pool, lung cancer pool, breast cancer pool, cancer metastasis pool, vital pool 2, but not in vital pool 1.

Extensive northern blot analysis of 151P3D4 in multiple human normal tissues is shown in FIG. 15. Two multiple tissue northern blots (Clontech) both with 2 ug of mRNA/lane were probed with the 151P3D4 SSH sequence. Size standards in kilobases (kb) are indicated on the side. Results show expression of 151P3D4 in small intestine and placenta. Lower level expression was also detected in heart and colon, but not in the other normal tissues tested.

Expression of 151P3D4 in patient bladder cancer specimens is shown in FIG. 16. RNA was extracted from normal bladder (NB), bladder cancer cell lines (CL; UM-UC-3, J82, SCaBER), bladder cancer patient tumors (T) and normal adjacent tissue (NAT). Northern blots with 10 ug of total RNA were probed with the 151P3D4 SSH sequence. Size standards in kilobases are indicated on the side. Results show expression of 151P3D4 in patient bladder cancer tissues, and in UM-UC-3 bladder cancer cell lines, but not in normal bladder nor in the other bladder cancer cell lines tested.

FIG. 17 shows that 151P3D4 was expressed in kidney cancer patient specimens. RNA was extracted from kidney cancer cell lines (CL: 769-P, A498, SW839), normal kidney (NK), kidney cancer patient tumors (T) and their normal adjacent tissues (NAT). Northern blots with 10 ug of total RNA were probed with the 151P3D4 SSH sequence. Size standards in kilobases are on the side. Results show expression of 151P3D4 in patient kidney tumor tissues, but not in normal kidney, nor in the cell lines tested.

Expression of 151P3D4 was also detected in ovary cancer patient specimen (FIG. 18). RNA was extracted from ovary and cervical cancer cell lines (CL), normal ovary (N), and ovary cancer patient tumor (T). Northern blots with 10 ug of total RNA were probed with the 151P3D4 SSH sequence. Size standards in kilobases are on the side. Results show strong expression of 151P3D4 in patient ovary cancer tissues, but not in normal ovary nor in the ovary and cervical cancer cell lines.

FIG. 19 shows that 151P3D4 was also expressed in stomach cancers and in uterus cancers. Expression of 151P3D4 was assayed in a panel of human stomach and uterus cancers (T) and their respective matched normal tissues (N) on RNA dot blots. 151P3D4 expression was seen in both stomach and uterus cancers.

The restricted expression of 151P3D4 in normal tissues and the expression detected in human cancers suggest that 151P3D4 is a potential therapeutic target and a diagnostic marker for human cancers.

Example 5 Transcript Variants of 151P3D4

Transcript variants are variants of matured mRNA from the same gene by alternative transcription or alternative splicing. Alternative transcripts are transcripts from the same gene but start transcription at different points. Splice variants are mRNA variants spliced differently from the same transcript. In eukaryotes, when a multi-exon gene is transcribed from genomic DNA, the initial RNA is spliced to produce functional mRNA, which has only exons and is used for translation into an amino acid sequence. Accordingly, a given gene can have zero to many alternative transcripts and each transcript can have zero to many splice variants. Each transcript variant has a unique exon makeup, and can have different coding and/or non-coding (5′ or 3′ end) portions, from the original transcript. Transcript variants can code for similar or different proteins with the same or a similar function or may encode proteins with different functions, and may be expressed in the same tissue at the same time, or at different tissue, or at different times, proteins encoded by transcript variants can have similar or different cellular or extracellular localizations, i.e., be secreted.

Transcript variants are identified by a variety of art-accepted methods. For example, alternative transcripts and splice variants are identified in a full-length cloning experiment, or by use of full-length transcript and EST sequences. First, all human ESTs were grouped into clusters which show direct or indirect identity with each other. Second, ESTs in the same cluster were further grouped into sub-clusters and assembled into a consensus sequence. The original gene sequence is compared to the consensus sequence(s) or other full-length sequences. Each consensus sequence is a potential splice variant for that gene (see, e.g., the website located on the World Wide Web at (.doubletwist.com/products/c11_agentsOverview.jhtml)). Even when a variant is identified that is not a full-length clone, that portion of the variant is very useful for antigen generation and for further cloning of the full-length splice variant, using techniques known in the art.

Moreover, computer programs are available in the art that identify transcript variants based on genomic sequences. Genomic-based transcript variant identification programs include FgenesH (A. Salamov and V. Solovyev, “Ab initio gene finding in Drosophila genomic DNA,” Genome Research. 2000 April; 10 (4):516-22); Grail Internet website (compbio.ornl.gov/Grail-bin/EmptyGrailForm) and GenScan Internet website (genes.mit.edu/GENSCAN.html). For a general discussion of splice variant identification protocols see., e.g., Southan, C., A genomic perspective on human proteases, FEBS Lett. 2001 Jun. 8; 498 (2-3):214-8; de Souza, S. J., et al., Identification of human chromosome 22 transcribed sequences with ORF expressed sequence tags, Proc. Natl. Acad Sci USA. 2000 Nov. 7; 97 (23):12690-3.

To further confirm the parameters of a transcript variant, a variety of techniques are available in the art, such as full-length cloning, proteomic validation, PCR-based validation, and 5′ RACE validation, etc. (see e.g., Proteomic Validation Brennan, S. O., et al., Albumin banks peninsula: a new termination variant characterized by electrospray mass spectrometry, Biochem Biophys Acta. 1999 Aug. 17; 1433 (1-2):321-6; Ferranti P, et al., Differential splicing of pre-messenger RNA produces multiple forms of mature caprine alpha(s1)-casein, Eur J Biochem. 1997 Oct. 1; 249 (1):1-7. For PCR-based Validation: Wellmann S, et al., Specific reverse transcription-PCR quantification of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) splice variants by LightCycler technology, Clin Chem. 2001 April; 47 (4):654-60; Jia, H. P., et al., Discovery of new human beta-defensins using a genomics-based approach, Gene. 2001 Jan. 24; 263 (1-2):211-8. For PCR-based and 5′ RACE Validation: Brigle, K. E., et al., Organization of the murine reduced folate carrier gene and identification of variant splice forms, Biochem Biophys Acta. 1997 Aug. 7; 1353 (2): 191-8).

It is known in the art that genomic regions are modulated in cancers. When the genomic region to which a gene maps is modulated in a particular cancer, the alternative transcripts or splice variants of the gene are modulated as well. Disclosed herein is that 151P3D4 has a particular expression profile. Alternative transcripts and splice variants of 151P3D4 that are structurally and/or functionally similar to 151P3D4 share this expression pattern, thus serving as tumor associated markers/antigens.

The exon composition of the original transcript, designated as 151P3D4 v.1, is shown in Table LII (A). Using the full-length gene and EST sequences, one alternative transcript was identified, designated as 151P3D4 v.2. Compared with 151P3D4 v.1, transcript variant 151P3D4 v.2 has 10 exons, as shown in Table LII (B) and FIG. 12. Exons 8 and 9 are the same as exons 3 and 4 of 151P3D4 v.1, and exon 10 is the coding portion of exon 5 of 151P3D4 v.1. Each different combination of exons in spatial order, e.g. exons 2 and 3, is a potential splice variant. FIG. 12 shows the schematic alignment of exons of the two transcript variants.

Table LIII shows nucleotide sequence of the transcript variant, 151P3D4 v.2 (see also FIG. 2B). Table LIV shows the alignment of the transcript variant 151P3D4 v.2 with nucleic acid sequence of 151P3D4 v.1. FIG. 3B provides the amino acid translation of the transcript variant 151P3D4 v.2 for the identified reading frame orientation. Table LV displays alignments of the amino acid sequence encoded by the transcript variant 151P3D4 v.2 with that of 151P3D4 v.1.

Example 6 Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms of 151P3D4

Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) is a single base pair variation in nucleotide sequences. At a specific point of the genome, there are four possible nucleotide base pairs: A/T, C/G, G/C and T/A. Genotype refers to the base pair make-up of one or more spots in the genome of an individual, while haplotype refers to base pair make-up of more than one varied spots on the same DNA molecule (chromosome in higher organism). SNPs that occur on a cDNA are called cSNPs. These cSNPs may change amino acids of the protein encoded by the gene and thus change the functions of the protein. Some SNPs cause inherited diseases and some others contribute to quantitative variations in phenotype and reactions to environmental factors including diet and drugs among individuals. Therefore, SNPs and/or combinations of alleles (called haplotypes) have many applications including diagnosis of inherited diseases, determination of drug reactions and dosage, identification of genes responsible for diseases and discovery of genetic relationship between individuals (P. Nowotny, J. M. Kwon and A. M. Goate, “SNP analysis to dissect human traits,” Curr. Opin. Neurobiol. 2001 October; 11 (5):637-641; M. Pirmohamed and B. K. Park, “Genetic susceptibility to adverse drug reactions,” Trends Pharmacol. Sci. 2001 June; 22 (6):298-305; J. H. Riley, C. J. Allan, E. Lai and A. Roses, “The use of single nucleotide polymorphisms in the isolation of common disease genes,” Pharmacogenomics. 2000 February; 1 (1):39-47; R. Judson, J. C. Stephens and A. Windemuth, “The predictive power of haplotypes in clinical response,” Pharmacogenomics. 2000 February; 1 (1):15-26).

SNPs are identified by a variety of art-accepted methods (P. Bean, “The promising voyage of SNP target discovery,” Am. Clin. Lab. 2001 October-November; 20 (9):18-20; K. M. Weiss, “In search of human variation,” Genome Res. 1998 July; 8 (7):691-697; M. M. She, “Enabling large-scale pharmacogenetic studies by high-throughput mutation detection and genotyping technologies,” Clin. Chem. 2001 February; 47 (2):164-172). For example, SNPs are identified by sequencing DNA fragments that show polymorphism by gel-based methods such as restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) and denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE). They can also be discovered by direct sequencing of DNA samples pooled from different individuals or by comparing sequences from different DNA samples. With the rapid accumulation of sequence data in public and private databases, one can discover SNPs by comparing sequences using computer programs (Z. Gu, L. Hillier and P. Y. Kwok, “Single nucleotide polymorphism hunting in cyberspace,” Hum. Mutat. 1998; 12 (4):221-225). SNPs can be verified and genotype or haplotype of an individual can be determined by a variety of methods including direct sequencing and high throughput microarrays (P. Y. Kwok, “Methods for genotyping single nucleotide polymorphisms,” Annu. Rev. Genomics Hum. Genet. 2001; 2:235-258; M. Kokoris, K. Dix, K. Moynihan, J. Mathis, B. Erwin, P. Grass, B. Hines and A. Duesterhoeft, “High-throughput SNP genotyping with the Masscode system,” Mol. Diagn. 2000 December; 5 (4):329-340).

Using the methods described above, nine SNPs were identified in the original transcript, 151P3D4 v.1, at positions 154 (A/G), 218 (C/G), 219 (G/C), 999 (C/G), 1326 (C/T), 1399 (T/C), 1400 (C/T), 1653 (T/C) and 1726 (A/G). The transcripts or proteins with alternative alleles were designated as variants 151P3D4 v.3, v.4, v.5, v.6, v.7, v.8, v.9, v.10 and v.11. FIGS. 10 and 12 show the schematic alignment of the nucleotide variants. FIG. 11 shows the schematic alignment of protein variants, corresponding to nucleotide variants. Nucleotide variants that code for the same amino acid sequence as variant 1 are not shown in FIG. 11. These alleles of the SNPs, though shown separately here, can occur in different combinations (haplotypes) and in any one of the transcript variants that contains the sequence context of the SNPs, e.g., 151P3D4 v.7.

Example 7 Production of Recombinant 151P3D4 in Prokaryotic Systems

To express recombinant 151P3D4 and 151P3D4 variants in prokaryotic cells, the full or partial length 151P3D4 and 151P3D4 variant cDNA sequences are cloned into any one of a variety of expression vectors known in the art. One or more of the following regions of 151P3D4 variants are expressed: the full length sequence presented in FIGS. 2 and 3, or any 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, or more contiguous amino acids from 151P3D4, variants, or analogs thereof.

A. In Vitro Transcription and Translation Constructs:

pCRII: To generate 151P3D4 sense and anti-sense RNA probes for RNA in situ investigations, pCRII constructs (Invitrogen, Carlsbad Calif.) are generated encoding either all or fragments of the 151P3D4 cDNA. The pCRII vector has Sp6 and T7 promoters flanking the insert to drive the transcription of 151P3D4 RNA for use as probes in RNA in situ hybridization experiments. These probes are used to analyze the cell and tissue expression of 151P3D4 at the RNA level. Transcribed 151P3D4 RNA representing the cDNA amino acid coding region of the 151P3D4 gene is used in in vitro translation systems such as the TnT™ Coupled Reticulolysate System (Promega, Corp., Madison, Wis.) to synthesize 151P3D4 protein.

B. Bacterial Constructs:

pGEX Constructs: To generate recombinant 151P3D4 proteins in bacteria that are fused to the Glutathione S-transferase (GST) protein, all or parts of the 151P3D4 cDNA protein coding sequence are cloned into the pGEX family of GST-fusion vectors (Amersham Pharmacia Biotech, Piscataway, N.J.). These constructs allow controlled expression of recombinant 151P3D4 protein sequences with GST fused at the amino-terminus and a six histidine epitope (6×His) at the carboxyl-terminus. The GST and 6×His tags permit purification of the recombinant fusion protein from induced bacteria with the appropriate affinity matrix and allow recognition of the fusion protein with anti-GST and anti-His antibodies. The 6×His tag is generated by adding 6 histidine codons to the cloning primer at the 3′ end, e.g., of the open reading frame (ORF). A proteolytic cleavage site, such as the PreScission™ recognition site in pGEX-6P-1, may be employed such that it permits cleavage of the GST tag from 151P3D4-related protein. The ampicillin resistance gene and pBR322 origin permits selection and maintenance of the pGEX plasmids in E. coli.

pMAL Constructs: To generate, in bacteria, recombinant 151P3D4 proteins that are fused to maltose-binding protein (MBP), all or parts of the 151P3D4 cDNA protein coding sequence are fused to the MBP gene by cloning into the pMAL-c2X and pMAL-p2X vectors (New England Biolabs, Beverly, Mass.). These constructs allow controlled expression of recombinant 151P3D4 protein sequences with MBP fused at the amino-terminus and a 6×His epitope tag at the carboxyl-terminus. The MBP and 6×His tags permit purification of the recombinant protein from induced bacteria with the appropriate affinity matrix and allow recognition of the fusion protein with anti-MBP and anti-His antibodies. The 6×His epitope tag is generated by adding 6 histidine codons to the 3′ cloning primer. A Factor Xa recognition site permits cleavage of the pMAL tag from 151P3D4. The pMAL-c2X and pMAL-p2X vectors are optimized to express the recombinant protein in the cytoplasm or periplasm respectively. Periplasm expression enhances folding of proteins with disulfide bonds.

pET Constructs: To express 151P3D4 in bacterial cells, all or parts of the 151P3D4 cDNA protein coding sequence are cloned into the pET family of vectors (Novagen, Madison, Wis.). These vectors allow tightly controlled expression of recombinant 151P3D4 protein in bacteria with and without fusion to proteins that enhance solubility, such as NusA and thioredoxin (Trx), and epitope tags, such as 6×His and S-Tag™ that aid purification and detection of the recombinant protein. For example, constructs are made utilizing pET NusA fusion system 43.1 such that regions of the 151P3D4 protein are expressed as amino-terminal fusions to NusA.

C. Yeast Constructs:

pESC Constructs: To express 151P3D4 in the yeast species Saccharomyces cerevisiae for generation of recombinant protein and functional studies, all or parts of the 151P3D4 cDNA protein coding sequence are cloned into the pESC family of vectors each of which contain 1 of 4 selectable markers, HIS3, TRP1, LEU2, and URA3 (Stratagene, La Jolla, Calif.). These vectors allow controlled expression from the same plasmid of up to 2 different genes or cloned sequences containing either Flag™ or Myc epitope tags in the same yeast cell. This system is useful to confirm protein-protein interactions of 151P3D4. In addition, expression in yeast yields similar post-translational modifications, such as glycosylations and phosphorylations, that are found when expressed in eukaryotic cells.

pESP Constructs: To express 151P3D4 in the yeast species Saccharomyces pombe, all or parts of the 151P3D4 cDNA protein coding sequence are cloned into the pESP family of vectors. These vectors allow controlled high level of expression of a 151P3D4 protein sequence that is fused at either the amino terminus or at the carboxyl terminus to GST which aids purification of the recombinant protein. A Flag™ epitope tag allows detection of the recombinant protein with anti-Flag™ antibody.

Example 8 Production of Recombinant 151P3D4 in Eukaryotic Systems

A. Mammalian Constructs:

To express recombinant 151P3D4 in eukaryotic cells, the full or partial length 151P3D4 cDNA sequences can be cloned into any one of a variety of expression vectors known in the art. One or more of the following regions of 151P3D4 are expressed in these constructs, amino acids 1 to 354 of 151P3D4 v.1, amino acids 1 to 721 of 151P3D4 v.2, or any 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50 or more contiguous amino acids from 151P3D4, variants, or analogs thereof. In certain embodiments a region of a specific variant of 151P3D4 is expressed that encodes an amino acid at a specific position which differs from the amino acid of any other variant found at that position. In other embodiments, a region of a variant of 151P3D4 is expressed that lies partly or entirely within a sequence that is unique to that variant.

The constructs can be transfected into any one of a wide variety of mammalian cells such as 293T cells. Transfected 293T cell lysates can be probed with the anti-151P3D4 polyclonal serum, described herein.

pcDNA4/HisMax Constructs: To express 151P3D4 in mammalian cells, a 151P3D4 ORF, or portions thereof, of 151P3D4 are cloned into pcDNA4/HisMax Version A (Invitrogen, Carlsbad, Calif.). Protein expression is driven from the cytomegalovirus (CMV) promoter and the SP16 translational enhancer. The recombinant protein has Xpress™ and six histidine (6×His) epitopes fused to the amino-terminus. The pcDNA4/HisMax vector also contains the bovine growth hormone (BGH) polyadenylation signal and transcription termination sequence to enhance mRNA stability along with the SV40 origin for episomal replication and simple vector rescue in cell lines expressing the large T antigen. The Zeocin resistance gene allows for selection of mammalian cells expressing the protein and the ampicillin resistance gene and ColE1 origin permits selection and maintenance of the plasmid in E. coli.

pcDNA3.1/MycHis Constructs: To express 151P3D4 in mammalian cells, a 151P3D4 ORF, or portions thereof, of 151P3D4 with a consensus Kozak translation initiation site was cloned into pcDNA3.1/MycHis Version A (Invitrogen, Carlsbad, Calif.). Protein expression is driven from the cytomegalovirus (CMV) promoter. The recombinant protein has the myc epitope and 6×His epitope fused to the carboxyl-terminus. The pcDNA3.1/MycHis vector also contains the bovine growth hormone (BGH) polyadenylation signal and transcription termination sequence to enhance mRNA stability, along with the SV40 origin for episomal replication and simple vector rescue in cell lines expressing the large T antigen. The Neomycin resistance gene was used, as it allows for selection of mammalian cells expressing the protein and the ampicillin resistance gene and ColE1 origin permits selection and maintenance of the plasmid in E. coli. Results of expression from 151P3D4.pcDNA3.1/MycHis construct are shown in FIG. 20.

pcDNA3.1/CT-GFP-TOPO Construct: To express 151P3D4 in mammalian cells and to allow detection of the recombinant proteins using fluorescence, a 151P3D4 ORF, or portions thereof, with a consensus Kozak translation initiation site are cloned into pcDNA3.1/CT-GFP-TOPO (Invitrogen, CA). Protein expression is driven from the cytomegalovirus (CMV) promoter. The recombinant proteins have the Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP) fused to the carboxyl-terminus facilitating non-invasive, in vivo detection and cell biology studies. The pcDNA3.1CT-GFP-TOPO vector also contains the bovine growth hormone (BGH) polyadenylation signal and transcription termination sequence to enhance mRNA stability along with the SV40 origin for episomal replication and simple vector rescue in cell lines expressing the large T antigen. The Neomycin resistance gene allows for selection of mammalian cells that express the protein, and the ampicillin resistance gene and ColE1 origin permits selection and maintenance of the plasmid in E. coli. Additional constructs with an amino-terminal GFP fusion are made in pcDNA3.1/NT-GFP-TOPO spanning the entire length of a 151P3D4 protein.

PAPtag: A 151P3D4 ORF, or portions thereof, is cloned into pAPtag-5 (GenHunter Corp. Nashville, Tenn.). This construct generates an alkaline phosphatase fusion at the carboxyl-terminus of a 151P3D4 protein while fusing the IgGK signal sequence to the amino-terminus. Constructs are also generated in which alkaline phosphatase with an amino-terminal IgGK signal sequence is fused to the amino-terminus of a 151P3D4 protein. The resulting recombinant 151P3D4 proteins are optimized for secretion into the media of transfected mammalian cells and can be used to identify proteins such as ligands or receptors that interact with 151P3D4 proteins. Protein expression is driven from the CMV promoter and the recombinant proteins also contain myc and 6×His epitopes fused at the carboxyl-terminus that facilitates detection and purification. The Zeocin resistance gene present in the vector allows for selection of mammalian cells expressing the recombinant protein and the ampicillin resistance gene permits selection of the plasmid in E. coli.

ptag5: A 151P3D4 ORF, or portions thereof, is cloned into pTag-5. This vector is similar to pAPtag but without the alkaline phosphatase fusion. This construct generates 151P3D4 protein with an amino-terminal IgGK signal sequence and myc and 6×His epitope tags at the carboxyl-terminus that facilitate detection and affinity purification. The resulting recombinant 151P3D4 protein is optimized for secretion into the media of transfected mammalian cells, and is used as immunogen or ligand to identify proteins such as ligands or receptors that interact with the 151P3D4 proteins. Protein expression is driven from the CMV promoter. The Zeocin resistance gene present in the vector allows for selection of mammalian cells expressing the protein, and the ampicillin resistance gene permits selection of the plasmid in E. coli.

PsecFc: A 151P3D4 ORF, or portions thereof, is also cloned into psecFc. The psecFc vector was assembled by cloning the human immunoglobulin G1 (IgG) Fc (hinge, CH2, CH3 regions) into pSecTag2 (Invitrogen, California). This construct generates an IgGI Fc fusion at the carboxyl-terminus of the 151P3D4 proteins, while fusing the IgGK signal sequence to N-terminus. 151P3D4 fusions utilizing the murine IgGI Fc region are also used. The resulting recombinant 151P3D4 proteins are optimized for secretion into the media of transfected mammalian cells, and can be used as immunogens or to identify proteins such as ligands or receptors that interact with 151P3D4 protein. Protein expression is driven from the CMV promoter. The hygromycin resistance gene present in the vector allows for selection of mammalian cells that express the recombinant protein, and the ampicillin resistance gene permits selection of the plasmid in E. coli.

pSRα Constructs: To generate mammalian cell lines that express 151P3D4 constitutively, 151P3D4 ORF, or portions thereof, of 151P3D4 are cloned into pSRα constructs. Amphotropic and ecotropic retroviruses are generated by transfection of pSRα constructs into the 293T-10A1 packaging line or co-transfection of pSRα and a helper plasmid (containing deleted packaging sequences) into the 293 cells, respectively. The retrovirus is used to infect a variety of mammalian cell lines, resulting in the integration of the cloned gene, 151P3D4, into the host cell-lines. Protein expression is driven from a long terminal repeat (LTR). The Neomycin resistance gene present in the vector allows for selection of mammalian cells that express the protein, and the ampicillin resistance gene and ColE1 origin permit selection and maintenance of the plasmid in E. coli. The retroviral vectors can thereafter be used for infection and generation of various cell lines using, for example, PC3, NIH 3T3, TsuPr1, 293 or rat-1 cells.

Additional pSRα constructs are made that fuse an epitope tag such as the FLAG™ tag to the carboxyl-terminus of 151P3D4 sequences to allow detection using anti-Flag antibodies. For example, the FLAG™ sequence 5′ gat tac aag gat gac gac gat aag 3′ (SEQ ID NO: 60) is added to cloning primer at the 3′ end of the ORF. Additional pSRα constructs are made to produce both amino-terminal and carboxyl-terminal GFP and myc/6×His fusion proteins of the full-length 151P3D4 proteins.

Additional Viral Vectors: Additional constructs are made for viral-mediated delivery and expression of 151P3D4. High virus titer leading to high level expression of 151P3D4 is achieved in viral delivery systems such as adenoviral vectors and herpes amplicon vectors. A 151P3D4 coding sequences or fragments thereof are amplified by PCR and subcloned into the AdEasy shuttle vector (Stratagene). Recombination and virus packaging are performed according to the manufacturer's instructions to generate adenoviral vectors. Alternatively, 151P3D4 coding sequences or fragments thereof are cloned into the HSV-1 vector (Imgenex) to generate herpes viral vectors. The viral vectors are thereafter used for infection of various cell lines such as PC3, NIH 3T3, 293 or rat-1 cells.

Regulated Expression Systems: To control expression of 151P3D4 in mammalian cells, coding sequences of 151P3D4, or portions thereof, are cloned into regulated mammalian expression systems such as the T-Rex System (Invitrogen), the GeneSwitch System (Invitrogen) and the tightly-regulated Ecdysone System (Sratagene). These systems allow the study of the temporal and concentration dependent effects of recombinant 151P3D4. These vectors are thereafter used to control expression of 151P3D4 in various cell lines such as PC3, NIH 3T3, 293 or rat-1 cells.

B. Baculovirus Expression Systems

To generate recombinant 151P3D4 proteins in a baculovirus expression system, 151P3D4 ORF, or portions thereof, are cloned into the baculovirus transfer vector pBlueBac 4.5 (Invitrogen), which provides a His-tag at the N-terminus. Specifically, pBlueBac-151P3D4 is co-transfected with helper plasmid pBac-N-Blue (Invitrogen) into SF9 (Spodoptera frugiperda) insect cells to generate recombinant baculovirus (see Invitrogen instruction manual for details). Baculovirus is then collected from cell supernatant and purified by plaque assay.

Recombinant 151P3D4 protein is then generated by infection of HighFive insect cells (Invitrogen) with purified baculovirus. Recombinant 151P3D4 protein can be detected using anti-151P3D4 or anti-His-tag antibody. 151P3D4 protein can be purified and used in various cell-based assays or as immunogen to generate polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies specific for 151P3D4.

Example 9 Antigenicity Profiles and Secondary Structure

FIGS. 5(A & B), FIGS. 6(A & B), FIGS. 7(A & B), FIGS. 8(A & B), and FIGS. 9(A & B) depict graphically five amino acid profiles of 151P3D4 variants 1 and 2, each assessment available by accessing the ProtScale website located on the World Wide Web at (.expasy.ch/cgi-bin/protscale.pl) on the ExPasy molecular biology server.

These profiles: FIG. 5, Hydrophilicity, (Hopp T. P., Woods K. R., 1981. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 78:3824-3828); FIG. 6, Hydropathicity, (Kyte J., Doolittle R. F., 1982. J. Mol. Biol. 157:105-132); FIG. 7, Percentage Accessible Residues (Janin J., 1979 Nature 277:491-492); FIG. 8, Average Flexibility, (Bhaskaran R., and Ponnuswamy P. K., 1988. Int. J. Pept. Protein Res. 32:242-255); FIG. 9, Beta-turn (Deleage, G., Roux B. 1987 Protein Engineering 1:289-294); and optionally others available in the art, such as on the ProtScale website, were used to identify antigenic regions of the 151P3D4 protein. Each of the above amino acid profiles of 151P3D4 were generated using the following ProtScale parameters for analysis: 1) A window size of 9; 2) 100% weight of the window edges compared to the window center; and, 3) amino acid profile values normalized to lie between 0 and 1.

Hydrophilicity (FIG. 5), Hydropathicity (FIG. 6) and Percentage Accessible Residues (FIG. 7) profiles were used to determine stretches of hydrophilic amino acids (i.e., values greater than 0.5 on the Hydrophilicity and Percentage Accessible Residues profile, and values less than 0.5 on the Hydropathicity profile). Such regions are likely to be exposed to the aqueous environment, be present on the surface of the protein, and thus available for immune recognition, such as by antibodies.

Average Flexibility (FIG. 8) and Beta-turn (FIG. 9) profiles determine stretches of amino acids (i.e., values greater than 0.5 on the Beta-turn profile and the Average Flexibility profile) that are not constrained in secondary structures such as beta sheets and alpha helices. Such regions are also more likely to be exposed on the protein and thus accessible to immune recognition, such as by antibodies.

Antigenic sequences of the 151P3D4 variant proteins indicated, e.g., by the profiles set forth in FIG. 5(A & B), FIG. 6(A & B), FIG. 7(A & B), FIG. 8(A & B), and/or FIG. 9(A & B) are used to prepare immunogens, either peptides or nucleic acids that encode them, to generate therapeutic and diagnostic anti-151P3D4 antibodies. The immunogen can be any 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50 or more than 50 contiguous amino acids, or the corresponding nucleic acids that encode them, from the 151P3D4 protein variants 1 and 2 listed in FIGS. 2 and 3. In particular, peptide immunogens of the invention can comprise, a peptide region of at least 5 amino acids of FIGS. 2 and 3 in any whole number increment that includes an amino acid position having a value greater than 0.5 in the Hydrophilicity profiles of FIG. 5; a peptide region of at least 5 amino acids of FIGS. 2 and 3 in any whole number increment that includes an amino acid position having a value less than 0.5 in the Hydropathicity profile of FIG. 6; a peptide region of at least 5 amino acids of FIGS. 2 and 3 in any whole number increment that includes an amino acid position having a value greater than 0.5 in the Percent Accessible Residues profiles of FIG. 7; a peptide region of at least 5 amino acids of FIGS. 2 and 3 in any whole number increment that includes an amino acid position having a value greater than 0.5 in the Average Flexibility profiles on FIG. 8; and, a peptide region of at least 5 amino acids of FIGS. 2 and 3 in any whole number increment that includes an amino acid position having a value greater than 0.5 in the Beta-turn profile of FIG. 9. Peptide immunogens of the invention can also comprise nucleic acids that encode any of the forgoing.

All immunogens of the invention, peptide or nucleic acid, can be embodied in human unit dose form, or comprised by a composition that includes a pharmaceutical excipient compatible with human physiology.

The secondary structure of 151P3D4 protein variants 1 and 2, namely the predicted presence and location of alpha helices, extended strands, and random coils, is predicted from the primary amino acid sequence using the HNN—Hierarchical Neural Network method (Guermeur, 1997,Internet website pbil.ibcp.fr/cgi-bin/npsa_automat.pl?page=npsa_nn.html), accessed from the ExPasy molecular biology server located on the World Wide Web at (.expasy.ch/tools/). The analysis indicates that 151P3D4 variant 1 is composed of 25.71% alpha helix, 21.47% extended strand, and 52.82% random coil (FIG. 13A). Variant 2 is composed of 25.80% alpha helix, 16.64% extended strand, and 57.56% random coil (FIG. 13B).

Analysis for the potential presence of transmembrane domains in the 151P3D4 variant proteins was carried out using a variety of transmembrane prediction algorithms accessed from the ExPasy molecular biology server located on the World Wide Web at (.expasy.ch/tools/). The programs do not predict the presence of transmembrane domains in the 151P3D4 protein variants, suggesting that they are soluble proteins.

Example 10 Generation of 151P3D4 Polyclonal Antibodies Johnstone

Polyclonal antibodies can be raised in a mammal, for example, by one or more injections of an immunizing agent and, if desired, an adjuvant. Typically, the immunizing agent and/or adjuvant will be injected in the mammal by multiple subcutaneous or intraperitoneal injections. In addition to immunizing with a full length 151P3D4 protein variant, computer algorithms are employed in design of immunogens that, based on amino acid sequence analysis contain characteristics of being antigenic and available for recognition by the immune system of the immunized host (see the Example entitled “Antigenicity Profiles”). Such regions would be predicted to be hydrophilic, flexible, in beta-turn conformations, and be exposed on the surface of the protein (see, e.g., FIG. 5(A & B), FIG. 6(A & B), FIG. 7(A & B), FIG. 8(A & B), or FIG. 9(A & B) for amino acid profiles that indicate such regions of 151P3D4 protein variants).

For example, recombinant bacterial fusion proteins or peptides containing hydrophilic, flexible, beta-turn regions of 151P3D4 protein variants are used as antigens to generate polyclonal antibodies in New Zealand White rabbits. For example, in 151P3D4 variant 1, such regions include, but are not limited to, amino acids 99-151, amino acids 218-249, and amino acids 311-332. In sequence specific for variant 2, such regions include, but are not limited to, amino acids 16-38, amino acids 76-90, amino acids 182-230, and amino acids 383-400. It is useful to conjugate the immunizing agent to a protein known to be immunogenic in the mammal being immunized. Examples of such immunogenic proteins include, but are not limited to, keyhole limpet hemocyanin (KLH), serum albumin, bovine thyroglobulin, and soybean trypsin inhibitor. In one embodiment, a peptide encoding amino acids 311-332 of 151P3D4 variant 1 is conjugated to KLH and used to immunize the rabbit. Alternatively the immunizing agent may include all or portions of the 151P3D4 variant proteins, analogs or fusion proteins thereof. For example, the 151P3D4 variant 1 amino acid sequence can be fused using recombinant DNA techniques to any one of a variety of fusion protein partners that are well known in the art, such as glutathione-S-transferase (GST) and HIS tagged fusion proteins. Such fusion proteins are purified from induced bacteria using the appropriate affinity matrix.

In one embodiment, a GST-fusion protein encoding the N-terminal region of 151P3D4 variant 1, amino acids 16-150, minus the first 15 amino acids that likely encodes a cleavable signal peptide, is produced and purified and used as immunogen. Other recombinant bacterial fusion proteins that may be employed include maltose binding protein, LacZ, thioredoxin, NusA, or an immunoglobulin constant region (see the section entitled “Production of 151P3D4 in Prokaryotic Systems” and Current Protocols In Molecular Biology, Volume 2, Unit 16, Frederick M. Ausubul et al. eds., 1995; Linsley, P.S., Brady, W., Urnes, M., Grosmaire, L., Damle, N., and Ledbetter, L. (1991) J. Exp. Med. 174, 561-566).

In addition to bacterial derived fusion proteins, mammalian expressed protein antigens are also used. These antigens are expressed from mammalian expression vectors such as the Tag5 and Fc-fusion vectors (see the section entitled “Production of Recombinant 151P3D4 in Eukaryotic Systems”), and retain post-translational modifications such as glycosylations found in native protein. In one embodiment, amino acids 16-354 of variant 1, minus the endogenous signal peptide, is cloned into the Tag5 mammalian secretion vector. The recombinant protein is purified by metal chelate chromatography from tissue culture supernatants of 293T cells stably expressing the recombinant vector. The purified Tag5 151P3D4 protein is then used as immunogen.

During the immunization protocol, it is useful to mix or emulsify the antigen in adjuvants that enhance the immune response of the host animal. Examples of adjuvants include, but are not limited to, complete Freund's adjuvant (CFA) and MPL-TDM adjuvant (monophosphoryl Lipid A, synthetic trehalose dicorynomycolate).

In a typical protocol, rabbits are initially immunized subcutaneously with up to 200 μg, typically 100-200 μg, of fusion protein or peptide conjugated to KLH mixed in complete Freund's adjuvant (CFA). Rabbits are then injected subcutaneously every two weeks with up to 200 μg, typically 100-200 μg, of the immunogen in incomplete Freund's adjuvant (IFA). Test bleeds are taken approximately 7-10 days following each immunization and used to monitor the titer of the antiserum by ELISA.

To test reactivity and specificity of immune serum, such as the rabbit serum derived from immunization with the Tag5-151P3D4 variant 1 protein, the full-length 151P3D4 variant 1 cDNA is cloned into pCDNA 3.1 myc-his expression vector (Invitrogen, see the Example entitled “Production of Recombinant 151P3D4 in Eukaryotic Systems”). After transfection of the constructs into 293T cells, cell lysates are probed with the anti-15P3D4 serum and with anti-His antibody (Santa Cruz Biotechnologies, Santa Cruz, Calif.) to determine specific reactivity to denatured 151P3D4 protein using the Western blot technique (FIG. 20) shows expression of Myc His epitope tagged 151P3D4 variant 1 protein in 293T cells as detected by an anti-His antibody. In addition, the immune serum is tested by fluorescence microscopy, flow cytometry and immunoprecipitation against 293T and other recombinant 151P3D4-expressing cells to determine specific recognition of native protein. Western blot, immunoprecipitation, fluorescent microscopy, and flow cytometric techniques using cells that endogenously express 151P3D4 are also carried out to test reactivity and specificity.

Anti-serum from rabbits immunized with 151P3D4 variant fusion proteins, such as GST and MBP fusion proteins, are purified by depletion of antibodies reactive to the fusion partner sequence by passage over an affinity column containing the fusion partner either alone or in the context of an irrelevant fusion protein. For example, antiserum derived from a GST-151P3D4 variant 1 fusion protein encoding amino acids 16-150 is first purified by passage over a column of GST protein covalently coupled to AffiGel matrix (BioRad, Hercules, Calif.). The antiserum is then affinity purified by passage over a column composed of a MBP-fusion protein also encoding amino acids 16-150 covalently coupled to Affigel matrix. The serum is then further purified by protein G affinity chromatography to isolate the IgG fraction. Sera from other His-tagged antigens and peptide immunized rabbits as well as fusion partner depleted sera are affinity purified by passage over a column matrix composed of the original protein immunogen or free peptide.

Example 11 Generation of 151P3D4 Monoclonal Antibodies (mAbs)

In one embodiment, therapeutic mAbs to 151P3D4 variants comprise those that react with epitopes specific for each variant protein or specific to sequences in common between the variants that would disrupt or modulate the biological function of the 151P3D4 variants, for example those that would disrupt the interaction with ligands and binding partners. Immunogens for generation of such mAbs include those designed to encode or contain the entire 151P3D4 protein variant sequence, regions of the 151P3D4 protein variants predicted to be antigenic from computer analysis of the amino acid sequence (see, e.g., FIG. 5(A & B), FIG. 6(A & B), FIG. 7(A & B), FIG. 8(A & B), or FIG. 9(A & B), and the Example entitled “Antigenicity Profiles”). Immunogens include peptides, recombinant bacterial proteins, and mammalian expressed Tag 5 proteins and human and murine IgG FC fusion proteins. In addition, cells engineered to express high levels of a respective 151P3D4 variant, such as 293T-151P3D4 variant 1 or 300.19-151P3D4 variant 1 murine Pre-B cells, are used to immunize mice.

To generate mAbs to a 151P3D4 variant, mice are first immunized intraperitoneally (IP) with, typically, 10-50 μg of protein immunogen or 10⁷ 151P3D4-expressing cells mixed in complete Freund's adjuvant. Mice are then subsequently immunized IP every 2-4 weeks with, typically, 10-50 μg of protein immunogen or 10⁷ cells mixed in incomplete Freund's adjuvant. Alternatively, MPL-TDM adjuvant is used in immunizations. In addition to the above protein and cell-based immunization strategies, a DNA-based immunization protocol is employed in which a mammalian expression vector encoding a 151P3D4 variant sequence is used to immunize mice by direct injection of the plasmid DNA. For example, amino acids 16-354 is cloned into the Tag5 mammalian secretion vector and the recombinant vector is used as immunogen. In another example the same amino acids are cloned into an Fc-fusion secretion vector in which the 151P3D4 variant 1 sequence is fused at the amino-terminus to an IgK leader sequence and at the carboxyl-terminus to the coding sequence of the human or murine IgG Fc region. This recombinant vector is then used as immunogen. The plasmid immunization protocols are used in combination with purified proteins expressed from the same vector and with cells expressing the respective 151P3D4 variant.

During the immunization protocol, test bleeds are taken 7-10 days following an injection to monitor titer and specificity of the immune response. Once appropriate reactivity and specificity is obtained as determined by ELISA, Western blotting, immunoprecipitation, fluorescence microscopy, and flow cytometric analyses, fusion and hybridoma generation is then carried out with established procedures well known in the art (see, e.g., Harlow and Lane, 1988).

In one embodiment for generating 151P3D4 monoclonal antibodies, a Tag5-151P3D4 variant 1 antigen encoding amino acids 16-354, is expressed and purified from stably transfected 293T cells. Balb C mice are initially immunized intraperitoneally with 25 μg of the Tag5-15P3D4 variant 1 protein mixed in complete Freund's adjuvant. Mice are subsequently immunized every two weeks with 25 μg of the antigen mixed in incomplete Freund's adjuvant for a total of three immunizations. ELISA using the Tag5 antigen determines the titer of serum from immunized mice. Reactivity and specificity of serum to full length 151P3D4 variant 1 protein is monitored by Western blotting, immunoprecipitation and flow cytometry using 293T cells transfected with an expression vector encoding the 151P3D4 variant 1 cDNA (see e.g., the Example entitled “Production of Recombinant 151P3D4 in Eukaryotic Systems” and FIG. 20. Other recombinant 151P3D4 variant 1-expressing cells or cells endogenously expressing 151P3D4 variant 1 are also used. Mice showing the strongest reactivity are rested and given a final injection of Tag5 antigen in PBS and then sacrificed four days later. The spleens of the sacrificed mice are harvested and fused to SPO/2 myeloma cells using standard procedures (Harlow and Lane, 1988). Supernatants from HAT selected growth wells are screened by ELISA, Western blot, immunoprecipitation, fluorescent microscopy, and flow cytometry to identify 151P3D4 specific antibody-producing clones.

In another embodiment, a Tag5 antigen encoding amino acids 1-400 of variant 2 is produced, purified and used as immunogen to derive monoclonal antibodies specific to 151P3D4 variant 2. Hybridoma supernatants are then screened on both 151P3D4 variant 2- and 151P3D4 variant 1-expressing cells to identify specific anti-151P3D4 variant 2 monoclonal antibodies.

The binding affinity of a 151P3D4 monoclonal antibody is determined using standard technologies. Affinity measurements quantify the strength of antibody to epitope binding and are used to help define which 151P3D4 monoclonal antibodies preferred for diagnostic or therapeutic use, as appreciated by one of skill in the art. The BIAcore system (Uppsala, Sweden) is a preferred method for determining binding affinity. The BIAcore system uses surface plasmon resonance (SPR, Welford K. 1991, Opt. Quant. Elect. 23: 1; Morton and Myszka, 1998, Methods in Enzymology 295: 268) to monitor biomolecular interactions in real time. BIAcore analysis conveniently generates association rate constants, dissociation rate constants, equilibrium dissociation constants, and affinity constants.

Example 12 HLA Class I and Class II Binding Assays

HLA class I and class II binding assays using purified HLA molecules are performed in accordance with disclosed protocols (e.g., PCT publications WO 94/20127 and WO 94/03205; Sidney et al., Current Protocols in Immunology 18.3.1 (1998); Sidney, et al., J. Immunol. 154:247 (1995); Sette, et al., Mol. Immunol. 31:813 (1994)). Briefly, purified MHC molecules (5 to 500 nM) are incubated with various unlabeled peptide inhibitors and 1-10 nM ¹²⁵I-radiolabeled probe peptides as described. Following incubation, MHC-peptide complexes are separated from free peptide by gel filtration and the fraction of peptide bound is determined. Typically, in preliminary experiments, each MHC preparation is titered in the presence of fixed amounts of radiolabeled peptides to determine the concentration of HLA molecules necessary to bind 10-20% of the total radioactivity. All subsequent inhibition and direct binding assays are performed using these HLA concentrations.

Since under these conditions [label]<[HLA] and IC₅₀≧[HLA], the measured IC₅₀ values are reasonable approximations of the true K_(D) values. Peptide inhibitors are typically tested at concentrations ranging from 120 μg/ml to 1.2 ng/ml, and are tested in two to four completely independent experiments. To allow comparison of the data obtained in different experiments, a relative binding figure is calculated for each peptide by dividing the IC₅₀ of a positive control for inhibition by the IC₅₀ for each tested peptide (typically unlabeled versions of the radiolabeled probe peptide). For database purposes, and inter-experiment comparisons, relative binding values are compiled. These values can subsequently be converted back into IC₅₀ nM values by dividing the IC₅₀ nM of the positive controls for inhibition by the relative binding of the peptide of interest. This method of data compilation is accurate and consistent for comparing peptides that have been tested on different days, or with different lots of purified MHC.

Binding assays as outlined above may be used to analyze HLA supermotif and/or HLA motif-bearing peptides (see Table IV).

Example 13 Identification of HLA Supermotif- and Motif-Bearing CTL Candidate Epitopes

HLA vaccine compositions of the invention can include multiple epitopes. The multiple epitopes can comprise multiple HLA supermotifs or motifs to achieve broad population coverage. This example illustrates the identification and confirmation of supermotif- and motif-bearing epitopes for the inclusion in such a vaccine composition. Calculation of population coverage is performed using the strategy described below.

Computer Searches and Algorithms for Identification of Supermotif and/or Motif-Bearing Epitopes

The searches performed to identify the motif-bearing peptide sequences in the Example entitled “Antigenicity Profiles” and Tables V-XVIII and XXII-LI employ the protein sequence data from the gene product of 151P3D4 set forth in FIGS. 2 and 3.

Computer searches for epitopes bearing HLA Class I or Class II supermotifs or motifs are performed as follows. All translated 151P3D4 protein sequences are analyzed using a text string search software program to identify potential peptide sequences containing appropriate HLA binding motifs; such programs are readily produced in accordance with information in the art in view of known motif/supermotif disclosures. Furthermore, such calculations can be made mentally.

Identified A2-, A3-, and DR-supermotif sequences are scored using polynomial algorithms to predict their capacity to bind to specific HLA-Class I or Class II molecules. These polynomial algorithms account for the impact of different amino acids at different positions, and are essentially based on the premise that the overall affinity (or AG) of peptide-HLA molecule interactions can be approximated as a linear polynomial function of the type:

“ΔG”=a _(1i) ×a _(2i) ×a _(3i) . . . ×a _(ni)

where a_(ji) is a coefficient which represents the effect of the presence of a given amino acid (j) at a given position (i) along the sequence of a peptide of n amino acids. The crucial assumption of this method is that the effects at each position are essentially independent of each other (i.e., independent binding of individual side-chains). When residue j occurs at position i in the peptide, it is assumed to contribute a constant amount j_(i) to the free energy of binding of the peptide irrespective of the sequence of the rest of the peptide.

The method of derivation of specific algorithm coefficients has been described in Gulukota et al., J. Mol. Biol. 267:1258-126, 1997; (see also Sidney et al., Human Immunol. 45:79-93, 1996; and Southwood et al., J. Immunol. 160:3363-3373, 1998). Briefly, for all i positions, anchor and non-anchor alike, the geometric mean of the average relative binding (ARB) of all peptides carrying j is calculated relative to the remainder of the group, and used as the estimate of j_(i). For Class II peptides, if multiple alignments are possible, only the highest scoring alignment is utilized, following an iterative procedure. To calculate an algorithm score of a given peptide in a test set, the ARB values corresponding to the sequence of the peptide are multiplied. If this product exceeds a chosen threshold, the peptide is predicted to bind. Appropriate thresholds are chosen as a function of the degree of stringency of prediction desired.

Selection of HLA-A2 Supertype Cross-Reactive Peptides

Protein sequences from 151P3D4 are scanned utilizing motif identification software, to identify 8-, 9-10- and 11-mer sequences containing the HLA-A2-supermotif main anchor specificity. Typically, these sequences are then scored using the protocol described above and the peptides corresponding to the positive-scoring sequences are synthesized and tested for their capacity to bind purified HLA-A*0201 molecules in vitro (HLA-A*0201 is considered a prototype A2 supertype molecule).

These peptides are then tested for the capacity to bind to additional A2-supertype molecules (A*0202, A*0203, A*0206, and A*6802). Peptides that bind to at least three of the five A2-supertype alleles tested are typically deemed A2-supertype cross-reactive binders. Preferred peptides bind at an affinity equal to or less than 500 nM to three or more HLA-A2 supertype molecules.

Selection of HLA-A3 Supermotif-Bearing Epitopes

The 151P3D4 protein sequence(s) scanned above is also examined for the presence of peptides with the HLA-A3-supermotif primary anchors. Peptides corresponding to the HLA A3 supermotif-bearing sequences are then synthesized and tested for binding to HLA-A*0301 and HLA-A*1101 molecules, the molecules encoded by the two most prevalent A3-supertype alleles. The peptides that bind at least one of the two alleles with binding affinities of ≦500 nM, often ≦200 nM, are then tested for binding cross-reactivity to the other common A3-supertype alleles (e.g., A*3101, A*3301, and A*6801) to identify those that can bind at least three of the five HLA-A3-supertype molecules tested.

Selection of HLA-B7 Supermotif Bearing Epitopes

The 151P3D4 protein(s) scanned above is also analyzed for the presence of 8-, 9-10-, or 11-mer peptides with the HLA-B7-supermotif. Corresponding peptides are synthesized and tested for binding to HLA-B*0702, the molecule encoded by the most common B7-supertype allele (i.e., the prototype B7 supertype allele). Peptides binding B*0702 with IC₅₀ of ≦500 nM are identified using standard methods. These peptides are then tested for binding to other common B7-supertype molecules (e.g., B*3501, B*5101, B*5301, and B*5401). Peptides capable of binding to three or more of the five B7-supertype alleles tested are thereby identified.

Selection of A1 and A24 Motif-Bearing Epitopes

To further increase population coverage, HLA-A1 and -A24 epitopes can also be incorporated into vaccine compositions. An analysis of the 151P3D4 protein can also be performed to identify HLA-A1- and A24-motif-containing sequences.

High affinity and/or cross-reactive binding epitopes that bear other motif and/or supermotifs are identified using analogous methodology.

Example 14 Confirmation of Immunogenicity

Cross-reactive candidate CTL A2-supermotif-bearing peptides that are identified as described herein are selected to confirm in vitro immunogenicity. Confirmation is performed using the following methodology:

Target Cell Lines for Cellular Screening:

The 0.221A2.1 cell line, produced by transferring the HLA-A2.1 gene into the HLA-A, -B, -C null mutant human B-lymphoblastoid cell line 721.221, is used as the peptide-loaded target to measure activity of HLA-A2.1-restricted CTL. This cell line is grown in RPMI-1640 medium supplemented with antibiotics, sodium pyruvate, nonessential amino acids and 10% (v/v) heat inactivated FCS. Cells that express an antigen of interest, or transfectants comprising the gene encoding the antigen of interest, can be used as target cells to confirm the ability of peptide-specific CTLs to recognize endogenous antigen.

Primary CTL Induction Cultures:

Generation of Dendritic Cells (DC): PBMCs are thawed in RPMI with 30 μg/ml DNAse, washed twice and resuspended in complete medium (RPMI-1640 plus 5% AB human serum, non-essential amino acids, sodium pyruvate, L-glutamine and penicillin/streptomycin). The monocytes are purified by plating 10×10⁶ PBMC/well in a 6-well plate. After 2 hours at 37° C., the non-adherent cells are removed by gently shaking the plates and aspirating the supernatants. The wells are washed a total of three times with 3 ml RPMI to remove most of the non-adherent and loosely adherent cells. Three ml of complete medium containing 50 ng/ml of GM-CSF and 1,000 U/ml of IL-4 are then added to each well. TNFα is added to the DCs on day 6 at 75 ng/ml and the cells are used for CTL induction cultures on day 7.

Induction of CTL with DC and Peptide: CD8+ T-cells are isolated by positive selection with Dynal immunomagnetic beads (Dynabeads® M-450) and the Detacha-Bead® reagent. Typically about 200-250×10⁶ PBMC are processed to obtain 24×10⁶ CD8⁺ T-cells (enough for a 48-well plate culture). Briefly, the PBMCs are thawed in RPMI with 30 μg/ml DNAse, washed once with PBS containing 1% human AB serum and resuspended in PBS/1% AB serum at a concentration of 20×10⁶ cells/ml. The magnetic beads are washed 3 times with PBS/AB serum, added to the cells (140 μl beads/20×10⁶ cells) and incubated for 1 hour at 4° C. with continuous mixing. The beads and cells are washed 4× with PBS/AB serum to remove the nonadherent cells and resuspended at 100×10⁶ cells/ml (based on the original cell number) in PBS/AB serum containing 100 μl/ml Detacha-Bead® reagent and 30 μg/ml DNAse. The mixture is incubated for 1 hour at room temperature with continuous mixing. The beads are washed again with PBS/AB/DNAse to collect the CD8+ T-cells. The DC are collected and centrifuged at 1300 rpm for 5-7 minutes, washed once with PBS with 1% BSA, counted and pulsed with 40 μg/ml of peptide at a cell concentration of 1-2×10⁶/ml in the presence of 3 μg/ml β₂-microglobulin for 4 hours at 20° C. The DC are then irradiated (4,200 rads), washed 1 time with medium and counted again.

Setting up induction cultures: 0.25 ml cytokine-generated DC (at 1×10⁵ cells/ml) are co-cultured with 0.25 ml of CD8+ T-cells (at 2×10⁶ cell/ml) in each well of a 48-well plate in the presence of 10 ng/ml of IL-7. Recombinant human IL-10 is added the next day at a final concentration of 10 ng/ml and rhuman IL-2 is added 48 hours later at 10 IU/ml.

Restimulation of the induction cultures with peptide-pulsed adherent cells: Seven and fourteen days after the primary induction, the cells are restimulated with peptide-pulsed adherent cells. The PBMCs are thawed and washed twice with RPMI and DNAse. The cells are resuspended at 5×10⁶ cells/ml and irradiated at ˜4200 rads. The PBMCs are plated at 2×10⁶ in 0.5 ml complete medium per well and incubated for 2 hours at 37° C. The plates are washed twice with RPMI by tapping the plate gently to remove the nonadherent cells and the adherent cells pulsed with 10 μg/ml of peptide in the presence of 3 μg/ml β₂ microglobulin in 0.25 ml RPMI/5% AB per well for 2 hours at 37° C. Peptide solution from each well is aspirated and the wells are washed once with RPMI. Most of the media is aspirated from the induction cultures (CD8+ cells) and brought to 0.5 ml with fresh media. The cells are then transferred to the wells containing the peptide-pulsed adherent cells. Twenty four hours later recombinant human IL-10 is added at a final concentration of 10 ng/ml and recombinant human IL2 is added the next day and again 2-3 days later at 50 IU/ml (Tsai et al., Critical Reviews in Immunology 18 (1-2):65-75, 1998). Seven days later, the cultures are assayed for CTL activity in a ⁵¹Cr release assay. In some experiments the cultures are assayed for peptide-specific recognition in the in situ IFNγ ELISA at the time of the second restimulation followed by assay of endogenous recognition 7 days later. After expansion, activity is measured in both assays for a side-by-side comparison.

Measurement of CTL Lytic Activity by ⁵¹Cr Release.

Seven days after the second restimulation, cytotoxicity is determined in a standard (5 hr) ⁵¹Cr release assay by assaying individual wells at a single E:T. Peptide-pulsed targets are prepared by incubating the cells with 10 μg/ml peptide overnight at 37° C.

Adherent target cells are removed from culture flasks with trypsin-EDTA. Target cells are labeled with 200 μCi of ⁵¹Cr sodium chromate (Dupont, Wilmington, Del.) for 1 hour at 37° C. Labeled target cells are resuspended at 10⁶ per ml and diluted 1:10 with K562 cells at a concentration of 3.3×10⁶/ml (an NK-sensitive erythroblastoma cell line used to reduce non-specific lysis). Target cells (100 μl) and effectors (100 μl) are plated in 96 well round-bottom plates and incubated for 5 hours at 37° C. At that time, 100 μl of supernatant are collected from each well and percent lysis is determined according to the formula:

[(cpm of the test sample−cpm of the spontaneous ⁵¹Cr release sample)/(cpm of the maximal ⁵¹Cr release sample−cpm of the spontaneous ⁵¹Cr release sample)]×100.

Maximum and spontaneous release are determined by incubating the labeled targets with 1% Triton X-100 and media alone, respectively. A positive culture is defined as one in which the specific lysis (sample-background) is 10% or higher in the case of individual wells and is 15% or more at the two highest E:T ratios when expanded cultures are assayed.

In Situ Measurement of Human IFNγ Production as an Indicator of Peptide-Specific and Endogenous Recognition

Immulon 2 plates are coated with mouse anti-human IFNγ monoclonal antibody (4 μg/ml 0.1M NaHCO₃, pH8.2) overnight at 4° C. The plates are washed with Ca²⁺, Mg²⁺-free PBS/0.05% Tween 20 and blocked with PBS/10% FCS for two hours, after which the CTLs (100 μl/well) and targets (100 μl/well) are added to each well, leaving empty wells for the standards and blanks (which received media only). The target cells, either peptide-pulsed or endogenous targets, are used at a concentration of 1×10⁶ cells/ml. The plates are incubated for 48 hours at 37° C. with 5% CO₂.

Recombinant human IFN-gamma is added to the standard wells starting at 400 pg or 1200 pg/100 microliter/well and the plate incubated for two hours at 37° C. The plates are washed and 100 μl of biotinylated mouse anti-human IFN-gamma monoclonal antibody (2 microgram/ml in PBS/3% FCS/0.05% Tween 20) are added and incubated for 2 hours at room temperature. After washing again, 100 microliter HRP-streptavidin (1:4000) are added and the plates incubated for one hour at room temperature. The plates are then washed 6× with wash buffer, 100 microliter/well developing solution (TMB 1:1) are added, and the plates allowed to develop for 5-15 minutes. The reaction is stopped with 50 microliter/well 1M H₃PO₄ and read at OD450. A culture is considered positive if it measured at least 50 μg of IFN-gamma/well above background and is twice the background level of expression.

CTL Expansion.

Those cultures that demonstrate specific lytic activity against peptide-pulsed targets and/or tumor targets are expanded over a two week period with anti-CD3. Briefly, 5×10⁴ CD8+ cells are added to a T25 flask containing the following: 1×10⁶ irradiated (4,200 rad) PBMC (autologous or allogeneic) per ml, 2×10⁵ irradiated (8,000 rad) EBV-transformed cells per ml, and OKT3 (anti-CD3) at 30 ng per ml in RPMI-1640 containing 10% (v/v) human AB serum, non-essential amino acids, sodium pyruvate, 25 μM 2-mercaptoethanol, L-glutamine and penicillin/streptomycin. Recombinant human IL2 is added 24 hours later at a final concentration of 200 IU/ml and every three days thereafter with fresh media at 50 IU/ml. The cells are split if the cell concentration exceeds 1×10⁶/ml and the cultures are assayed between days 13 and 15 at E:T ratios of 30, 10, 3 and 1:1 in the ⁵¹Cr release assay or at 1×10⁶/ml in the in situ IFNγ assay using the same targets as before the expansion.

Cultures are expanded in the absence of anti-CD3⁺ as follows. Those cultures that demonstrate specific lytic activity against peptide and endogenous targets are selected and 5×10⁴ CD8⁺ cells are added to a T25 flask containing the following: 1×10⁶ autologous PBMC per ml which have been peptide-pulsed with 10 μg/ml peptide for two hours at 37° C. and irradiated (4,200 rad); 2×10⁵ irradiated (8,000 rad) EBV-transformed cells per ml RPMI-1640 containing 10% (v/v) human AB serum, non-essential AA, sodium pyruvate, 25 mM 2-ME, L-glutamine and gentamicin.

Immunogenicity of A2 Supermotif-Bearing Peptides

A2-supermotif cross-reactive binding peptides are tested in the cellular assay for the ability to induce peptide-specific CTL in normal individuals. In this analysis, a peptide is typically considered to be an epitope if it induces peptide-specific CTLs in at least individuals, and preferably, also recognizes the endogenously expressed peptide.

Immunogenicity can also be confirmed using PBMCs isolated from patients bearing a tumor that expresses 151P3D4. Briefly, PBMCs are isolated from patients, re-stimulated with peptide-pulsed monocytes and assayed for the ability to recognize peptide-pulsed target cells as well as transfected cells endogenously expressing the antigen.

Evaluation of A*03/A11 Immunogenicity

HLA-A3 supermotif-bearing cross-reactive binding peptides are also evaluated for immunogenicity using methodology analogous for that used to evaluate the immunogenicity of the HLA-A2 supermotif peptides.

Evaluation of B7 Immunogenicity

Immunogenicity screening of the B7-supertype cross-reactive binding peptides identified as set forth herein are confirmed in a manner analogous to the confirmation of A2- and A3-supermotif-bearing peptides.

Peptides bearing other supermotifs/motifs, e.g., HLA-A1, HLA-A24 etc. are also confirmed using similar methodology

Example 15 Implementation of the Extended Supermotif to Improve the Binding Capacity of Native Epitopes by Creating Analogs

HLA motifs and supermotifs (comprising primary and/or secondary residues) are useful in the identification and preparation of highly cross-reactive native peptides, as demonstrated herein. Moreover, the definition of HLA motifs and supermotifs also allows one to engineer highly cross-reactive epitopes by identifying residues within a native peptide sequence which can be analoged to confer upon the peptide certain characteristics, e.g. greater cross-reactivity within the group of HLA molecules that comprise a supertype, and/or greater binding affinity for some or all of those HLA molecules. Examples of analoging peptides to exhibit modulated binding affinity are set forth in this example.

Analoging at Primary Anchor Residues

Peptide engineering strategies are implemented to further increase the cross-reactivity of the epitopes. For example, the main anchors of A2-supermotif-bearing peptides are altered, for example, to introduce a preferred L, I, V, or M at position 2, and I or V at the C-terminus.

To analyze the cross-reactivity of the analog peptides, each engineered analog is initially tested for binding to the prototype A2 supertype allele A*0201, then, if A*0201 binding capacity is maintained, for A2-supertype cross-reactivity.

Alternatively, a peptide is confirmed as binding one or all supertype members and then analoged to modulate binding affinity to any one (or more) of the supertype members to add population coverage.

The selection of analogs for immunogenicity in a cellular screening analysis is typically further restricted by the capacity of the parent wild type (WT) peptide to bind at least weakly, i.e., bind at an IC₅₀ of 5000 nM or less, to three of more A2 supertype alleles. The rationale for this requirement is that the WT peptides must be present endogenously in sufficient quantity to be biologically relevant. Analoged peptides have been shown to have increased immunogenicity and cross-reactivity by T cells specific for the parent epitope (see, e.g., Parkhurst et al., J. Immunol. 157:2539, 1996; and Pogue et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 92:8166, 1995).

In the cellular screening of these peptide analogs, it is important to confirm that analog-specific CTLs are also able to recognize the wild-type peptide and, when possible, target cells that endogenously express the epitope.

Analoging of HLA-A3 and B7-Supermotif-Bearing Peptides

Analogs of HLA-A3 supermotif-bearing epitopes are generated using strategies similar to those employed in analoging HLA-A2 supermotif-bearing peptides. For example, peptides binding to 3/5 of the A3-supertype molecules are engineered at primary anchor residues to possess a preferred residue (V, S, M, or A) at position 2.

The analog peptides are then tested for the ability to bind A*03 and A*11 (prototype A3 supertype alleles). Those peptides that demonstrate ≦500 nM binding capacity are then confirmed as having A3-supertype cross-reactivity.

Similarly to the A2- and A3-motif bearing peptides, peptides binding 3 or more B7-supertype alleles can be improved, where possible, to achieve increased cross-reactive binding or greater binding affinity or binding half life. B7 supermotif-bearing peptides are, for example, engineered to possess a preferred residue (V, I, L, or F) at the C-terminal primary anchor position, as demonstrated by Sidney et al. (J. Immunol. 157:3480-3490, 1996).

Analoging at primary anchor residues of other motif and/or supermotif-bearing epitopes is performed in a like manner.

The analog peptides are then be confirmed for immunogenicity, typically in a cellular screening assay. Again, it is generally important to demonstrate that analog-specific CTLs are also able to recognize the wild-type peptide and, when possible, targets that endogenously express the epitope.

Analoging at Secondary Anchor Residues

Moreover, HLA supermotifs are of value in engineering highly cross-reactive peptides and/or peptides that bind HLA molecules with increased affinity by identifying particular residues at secondary anchor positions that are associated with such properties. For example, the binding capacity of a B7 supermotif-bearing peptide with an F residue at position 1 is analyzed. The peptide is then analoged to, for example, substitute L for F at position 1. The analoged peptide is evaluated for increased binding affinity, binding half life and/or increased cross-reactivity. Such a procedure identifies analoged peptides with enhanced properties.

Engineered analogs with sufficiently improved binding capacity or cross-reactivity can also be tested for immunogenicity in HLA-B7-transgenic mice, following for example, IFA immunization or lipopeptide immunization. Analoged peptides are additionally tested for the ability to stimulate a recall response using PBMC from patients with 151P3D4-expressing tumors.

Other Analoging Strategies

Another form of peptide analoging, unrelated to anchor positions, involves the substitution of a cysteine with α-amino butyric acid. Due to its chemical nature, cysteine has the propensity to form disulfide bridges and sufficiently alter the peptide structurally so as to reduce binding capacity. Substitution of α-amino butyric acid for cysteine not only alleviates this problem, but has been shown to improve binding and crossbinding capabilities in some instances (see, e.g., the review by Sette et al., In: Persistent Viral Infections, Eds. R. Ahmed and I. Chen, John Wiley & Sons, England, 1999).

Thus, by the use of single amino acid substitutions, the binding properties and/or cross-reactivity of peptide ligands for HLA supertype molecules can be modulated.

Example 16 Identification and Confirmation of 151P3D4-Derived Sequences with HLA-DR Binding Motifs

Peptide epitopes bearing an HLA class II supermotif or motif are identified and confirmed as outlined below using methodology similar to that described for HLA Class I peptides.

Selection of HLA-DR-Supermotif-Bearing Epitopes.

To identify 151P3D4-derived, HLA class II HTL epitopes, a 151P3D4 antigen is analyzed for the presence of sequences bearing an HLA-DR-motif or supermotif. Specifically, 15-mer sequences are selected comprising a DR-supermotif, comprising a 9-mer core, and three-residue N- and C-terminal flanking regions (15 amino acids total).

Protocols for predicting peptide binding to DR molecules have been developed (Southwood et al., J. Immunol. 160:3363-3373, 1998). These protocols, specific for individual DR molecules, allow the scoring, and ranking, of 9-mer core regions. Each protocol not only scores peptide sequences for the presence of DR-supermotif primary anchors (i.e., at position 1 and position 6) within a 9-mer core, but additionally evaluates sequences for the presence of secondary anchors. Using allele-specific selection tables (see, e.g., Southwood et al., ibid.), it has been found that these protocols efficiently select peptide sequences with a high probability of binding a particular DR molecule. Additionally, it has been found that performing these protocols in tandem, specifically those for DR1, DR4w4, and DR7, can efficiently select DR cross-reactive peptides.

The 151P3D4-derived peptides identified above are tested for their binding capacity for various common HLA-DR molecules. All peptides are initially tested for binding to the DR molecules in the primary panel: DR1, DR4w4, and DR7. Peptides binding at least two of these three DR molecules are then tested for binding to DR2w2β1, DR2w2β2, DR6w19, and DR9 molecules in secondary assays. Finally, peptides binding at least two of the four secondary panel DR molecules, and thus cumulatively at least four of seven different DR molecules, are screened for binding to DR4w15, DR5w11, and DR8w2 molecules in tertiary assays. Peptides binding at least seven of the ten DR molecules comprising the primary, secondary, and tertiary screening assays are considered cross-reactive DR binders. 151P3D4-derived peptides found to bind common HLA-DR alleles are of particular interest.

Selection of DR3 Motif Peptides

Because HLA-DR3 is an allele that is prevalent in Caucasian, Black, and Hispanic populations, DR3 binding capacity is a relevant criterion in the selection of HTL epitopes. Thus, peptides shown to be candidates may also be assayed for their DR3 binding capacity. However, in view of the binding specificity of the DR3 motif, peptides binding only to DR3 can also be considered as candidates for inclusion in a vaccine formulation.

To efficiently identify peptides that bind DR3, target 151P3D4 antigens are analyzed for sequences carrying one of the two DR3-specific binding motifs reported by Geluk et al. (J. Immunol. 152:5742-5748, 1994). The corresponding peptides are then synthesized and confirmed as having the ability to bind DR3 with an affinity of 1 μM or better, i.e., less than 1 μM. Peptides are found that meet this binding criterion and qualify as HLA class II high affinity binders.

DR3 binding epitopes identified in this manner are included in vaccine compositions with DR supermotif-bearing peptide epitopes.

Similarly to the case of HLA class I motif-bearing peptides, the class II motif-bearing peptides are analoged to improve affinity or cross-reactivity. For example, aspartic acid at position 4 of the 9-mer core sequence is an optimal residue for DR3 binding, and substitution for that residue often improves DR 3 binding.

Example 17 Immunogenicity of 151P3D4-Derived HTL Epitopes

This example determines immunogenic DR supermotif- and DR3 motif-bearing epitopes among those identified using the methodology set forth herein.

Immunogenicity of HTL epitopes are confirmed in a manner analogous to the determination of immunogenicity of CTL epitopes, by assessing the ability to stimulate HTL responses and/or by using appropriate transgenic mouse models. Immunogenicity is determined by screening for: 1.) in vitro primary induction using normal PBMC or 2.) recall responses from patients who have 151P3D4-expressing tumors.

Example 18 Calculation of Phenotypic Frequencies of HLA-Supertypes in Various Ethnic Backgrounds to Determine Breadth of Population Coverage

This example illustrates the assessment of the breadth of population coverage of a vaccine composition comprised of multiple epitopes comprising multiple supermotifs and/or motifs.

In order to analyze population coverage, gene frequencies of HLA alleles are determined. Gene frequencies for each HLA allele are calculated from antigen or allele frequencies utilizing the binomial distribution formulae gf=1−(SQRT(1−af)) (see, e.g., Sidney et al., Human Immunol. 45:79-93, 1996). To obtain overall phenotypic frequencies, cumulative gene frequencies are calculated, and the cumulative antigen frequencies derived by the use of the inverse formula [af=1−(1−Cgf)²].

Where frequency data is not available at the level of DNA typing, correspondence to the serologically defined antigen frequencies is assumed. To obtain total potential supertype population coverage no linkage disequilibrium is assumed, and only alleles confirmed to belong to each of the supertypes are included (minimal estimates). Estimates of total potential coverage achieved by inter-loci combinations are made by adding to the A coverage the proportion of the non-A covered population that could be expected to be covered by the B alleles considered (e.g., total=A+B*(1-A)). Confirmed members of the A3-like supertype are A3, A11, A31, A*3301, and A*6801. Although the A3-like supertype may also include A34, A66, and A*7401, these alleles were not included in overall frequency calculations. Likewise, confirmed members of the A2-like supertype family are A*0201, A*0202, A*0203, A*0204, A*0205, A*0206, A*0207, A*6802, and A*6901. Finally, the B7-like supertype-confirmed alleles are: B7, B*3501-03, B51, B*5301, B*5401, B*5501-2, B*5601, B*6701, and B*7801 (potentially also B*1401, B*3504-06, B*4201, and B*5602).

Population coverage achieved by combining the A2-, A3- and B7-supertypes is approximately 86% in five major ethnic groups. Coverage may be extended by including peptides bearing the A1 and A24 motifs. On average, A1 is present in 12% and A24 in 29% of the population across five different major ethnic groups (Caucasian, North American Black, Chinese, Japanese, and Hispanic). Together, these alleles are represented with an average frequency of 39% in these same ethnic populations. The total coverage across the major ethnicities when A1 and A24 are combined with the coverage of the A2-, A3- and B7-supertype alleles is >95%. An analogous approach can be used to estimate population coverage achieved with combinations of class II motif-bearing epitopes.

Immunogenicity studies in humans (e.g., Bertoni et al., J. Clin. Invest. 100:503, 1997; Doolan et al., Immunity 7:97, 1997; and Threlkeld et al., J. Immunol. 159:1648, 1997) have shown that highly cross-reactive binding peptides are almost always recognized as epitopes. The use of highly cross-reactive binding peptides is an important selection criterion in identifying candidate epitopes for inclusion in a vaccine that is immunogenic in a diverse population.

With a sufficient number of epitopes (as disclosed herein and from the art), an average population coverage is predicted to be greater than 95% in each of five major ethnic populations. The game theory Monte Carlo simulation analysis, which is known in the art (see e.g., Osborne, M. J. and Rubinstein, A. “A course in game theory” MIT Press, 1994), can be used to estimate what percentage of the individuals in a population comprised of the Caucasian, North American Black, Japanese, Chinese, and Hispanic ethnic groups would recognize the vaccine epitopes described herein. A preferred percentage is 90%. A more preferred percentage is 95%.

Example 19 CTL Recognition of Endogenously Processed Antigens after Priming

This example confirms that CTL induced by native or analoged peptide epitopes identified and selected as described herein recognize endogenously synthesized, i.e., native antigens.

Effector cells isolated from transgenic mice that are immunized with peptide epitopes, for example HLA-A2 supermotif-bearing epitopes, are re-stimulated in vitro using peptide-coated stimulator cells. Six days later, effector cells are assayed for cytotoxicity and the cell lines that contain peptide-specific cytotoxic activity are further re-stimulated. An additional six days later, these cell lines are tested for cytotoxic activity on ⁵¹Cr labeled Jurkat-A2.1/K^(b) target cells in the absence or presence of peptide, and also tested on ⁵¹Cr labeled target cells bearing the endogenously synthesized antigen, i.e. cells that are stably transfected with 15P3D4 expression vectors.

The results demonstrate that CTL lines obtained from animals primed with peptide epitope recognize endogenously synthesized 15P3D4 antigen. The choice of transgenic mouse model to be used for such an analysis depends upon the epitope(s) that are being evaluated. In addition to HLA-A*0201/K^(b) transgenic mice, several other transgenic mouse models including mice with human A11, which may also be used to evaluate A3 epitopes, and B7 alleles have been characterized and others (e.g., transgenic mice for HLA-A1 and A24) are being developed. HLA-DR1 and HLA-DR3 mouse models have also been developed, which may be used to evaluate HTL epitopes.

Example 20 Activity of CTL-HTL Conjugated Epitopes in Transgenic Mice

This example illustrates the induction of CTLs and HTLs in transgenic mice, by use of a 151P3D4-derived CTL and HTL peptide vaccine compositions. The vaccine composition used herein comprise peptides to be administered to a patient with a 15P3D4-expressing tumor. The peptide composition can comprise multiple CTL and/or HTL epitopes. The epitopes are identified using methodology as described herein. This example also illustrates that enhanced immunogenicity can be achieved by inclusion of one or more HTL epitopes in a CTL vaccine composition; such a peptide composition can comprise an HTL epitope conjugated to a CTL epitope. The CTL epitope can be one that binds to multiple HLA family members at an affinity of 500 nM or less, or analogs of that epitope. The peptides may be lipidated, if desired.

Immunization procedures: Immunization of transgenic mice is performed as described (Alexander et al., J. Immunol. 159:4753-4761, 1997). For example, A2/K^(b) mice, which are transgenic for the human HLA A2.1 allele and are used to confirm the immunogenicity of HLA-A*0201 motif- or HLA-A2 supermotif-bearing epitopes, and are primed subcutaneously (base of the tail) with a 0.1 ml of peptide in Incomplete Freund's Adjuvant, or if the peptide composition is a lipidated CTL/HTL conjugate, in DMSO/saline, or if the peptide composition is a polypeptide, in PBS or Incomplete Freund's Adjuvant. Seven days after priming, splenocytes obtained from these animals are restimulated with syngenic irradiated LPS-activated lymphoblasts coated with peptide.

Cell lines: Target cells for peptide-specific cytotoxicity assays are Jurkat cells transfected with the HLA-A2.1/K^(b) chimeric gene (e.g., Vitiello et al., J. Exp. Med. 173:1007, 1991)

In vitro CTL activation: One week after priming, spleen cells (30×10⁶ cells/flask) are co-cultured at 37° C. with syngeneic, irradiated (3000 rads), peptide coated lymphoblasts (10×10⁶ cells/flask) in 10 ml of culture medium/T25 flask. After six days, effector cells are harvested and assayed for cytotoxic activity.

Assay for cytotoxic activity: Target cells (1.0 to 1.5×10⁶) are incubated at 37° C. in the presence of 200 μl of ⁵¹Cr. After 60 minutes, cells are washed three times and resuspended in R10 medium. Peptide is added where required at a concentration of 1 μg/ml. For the assay, 10⁴ ⁵¹Cr-labeled target cells are added to different concentrations of effector cells (final volume of 200 μl) in U-bottom 96-well plates. After a six hour incubation period at 37° C., a 0.1 ml aliquot of supernatant is removed from each well and radioactivity is determined in a Micromedic automatic gamma counter. The percent specific lysis is determined by the formula: percent specific release=100×(experimental release=spontaneous release)/(maximum release=spontaneous release). To facilitate comparison between separate CTL assays run under the same conditions, % ⁵¹Cr release data is expressed as lytic units/10⁶ cells. One lytic unit is arbitrarily defined as the number of effector cells required to achieve 30% lysis of 10,000 target cells in a six hour ⁵¹Cr release assay. To obtain specific lytic units/06, the lytic units/10⁶ obtained in the absence of peptide is subtracted from the lytic units/10⁶ obtained in the presence of peptide. For example, if 30% ⁵¹Cr release is obtained at the effector (E):target (T) ratio of 50:1 (i.e., 5×10⁵ effector cells for 10,000 targets) in the absence of peptide and 5:1 (i.e., 5×10⁴ effector cells for 10,000 targets) in the presence of peptide, the specific lytic units would be: [(1/50,000)-(1/500,000)]×10⁶⁼¹⁸ LU.

The results are analyzed to assess the magnitude of the CTL responses of animals injected with the immunogenic CTL/HTL conjugate vaccine preparation and are compared to the magnitude of the CTL response achieved using, for example, CTL epitopes as outlined above in the Example entitled “Confirmation of Immunogenicity.” Analyses similar to this may be performed to confirm the immunogenicity of peptide conjugates containing multiple CTL epitopes and/or multiple HTL epitopes. In accordance with these procedures, it is found that a CTL response is induced, and concomitantly that an HTL response is induced upon administration of such compositions.

Example 21 Selection of CTL and HTL Epitopes for Inclusion in a 151P3D4-Specific Vaccine

This example illustrates a procedure for selecting peptide epitopes for vaccine compositions of the invention. The peptides in the composition can be in the form of a nucleic acid sequence, either single or one or more sequences (i.e., minigene) that encodes peptide(s), or can be single and/or polyepitopic peptides.

The following principles are utilized when selecting a plurality of epitopes for inclusion in a vaccine composition. Each of the following principles is balanced in order to make the selection.

Epitopes are selected which, upon administration, mimic immune responses that are correlated with 151P3D4 clearance. The number of epitopes used depends on observations of patients who spontaneously clear 151P3D4. For example, if it has been observed that patients who spontaneously clear 151P3D4-expressing cells generate an immune response to at least three (3) epitopes from 151P3D4 antigen, then at least three epitopes should be included for HLA class I. A similar rationale is used to determine HLA class II epitopes.

Epitopes are often selected that have a binding affinity of an IC₅₀ of 500 nM or less for an HLA class I molecule, or for class II, an IC₅₀ of 1000 nM or less; or HLA Class I peptides with high binding scores from the BIMAS web site, at URL bimas.dcrt.nih.gov/.

In order to achieve broad coverage of the vaccine through out a diverse population, sufficient supermotif bearing peptides, or a sufficient array of allele-specific motif bearing peptides, are selected to give broad population coverage. In one embodiment, epitopes are selected to provide at least 80% population coverage. A Monte Carlo analysis, a statistical evaluation known in the art, can be employed to assess breadth, or redundancy, of population coverage.

When creating polyepitopic compositions, or a minigene that encodes same, it is typically desirable to generate the smallest peptide possible that encompasses the epitopes of interest. The principles employed are similar, if not the same, as those employed when selecting a peptide comprising nested epitopes. For example, a protein sequence for the vaccine composition is selected because it has maximal number of epitopes contained within the sequence, i.e., it has a high concentration of epitopes. Epitopes may be nested or overlapping (i.e., frame shifted relative to one another). For example, with overlapping epitopes, two 9-mer epitopes and one 10-mer epitope can be present in a 10 amino acid peptide. Each epitope can be exposed and bound by an HLA molecule upon administration of such a peptide. A multi-epitopic, peptide can be generated synthetically, recombinantly, or via cleavage from the native source. Alternatively, an analog can be made of this native sequence, whereby one or more of the epitopes comprise substitutions that alter the cross-reactivity and/or binding affinity properties of the polyepitopic peptide. Such a vaccine composition is administered for therapeutic or prophylactic purposes. This embodiment provides for the possibility that an as yet undiscovered aspect of immune system processing will apply to the native nested sequence and thereby facilitate the production of therapeutic or prophylactic immune response-inducing vaccine compositions. Additionally such an embodiment provides for the possibility of motif-bearing epitopes for an HLA makeup that is presently unknown. Furthermore, this embodiment (absent the creating of any analogs) directs the immune response to multiple peptide sequences that are actually present in 151P3D4, thus avoiding the need to evaluate any junctional epitopes. Lastly, the embodiment provides an economy of scale when producing nucleic acid vaccine compositions. Related to this embodiment, computer programs can be derived in accordance with principles in the art, which identify in a target sequence, the greatest number of epitopes per sequence length.

A vaccine composition comprised of selected peptides, when administered, is safe, efficacious, and elicits an immune response similar in magnitude to an immune response that controls or clears cells that bear or overexpress 151P3D4.

Example 22 Construction of “Minigene” Multi-Epitope DNA Plasmids

This example discusses the construction of a minigene expression plasmid. Minigene plasmids may, of course, contain various configurations of B cell, CTL and/or HTL epitopes or epitope analogs as described herein.

A minigene expression plasmid typically includes multiple CTL and HTL peptide epitopes. In the present example, HLA-A2, -A3, -B7 supermotif-bearing peptide epitopes and HLA-A1 and -A24 motif-bearing peptide epitopes are used in conjunction with DR supermotif-bearing epitopes and/or DR3 epitopes. HLA class I supermotif or motif-bearing peptide epitopes derived 151P3D4, are selected such that multiple supermotifs/motifs are represented to ensure broad population coverage. Similarly, HLA class II epitopes are selected from 151P3D4 to provide broad population coverage, i.e. both HLA DR-1-4-7 supermotif-bearing epitopes and HLA DR-3 motif-bearing epitopes are selected for inclusion in the minigene construct. The selected CTL and HTL epitopes are then incorporated into a minigene for expression in an expression vector.

Such a construct may additionally include sequences that direct the HTL epitopes to the endoplasmic reticulum. For example, the Ii protein may be fused to one or more HTL epitopes as described in the art, wherein the CLIP sequence of the Ii protein is removed and replaced with an HLA class II epitope sequence so that HLA class II epitope is directed to the endoplasmic reticulum, where the epitope binds to an HLA class II molecules.

This example illustrates the methods to be used for construction of a minigene-bearing expression plasmid. Other expression vectors that may be used for minigene compositions are available and known to those of skill in the art.

The minigene DNA plasmid of this example contains a consensus Kozak sequence and a consensus murine kappa Ig-light chain signal sequence followed by CTL and/or HTL epitopes selected in accordance with principles disclosed herein. The sequence encodes an open reading frame fused to the Myc and His antibody epitope tag coded for by the pcDNA 3.1 Myc-His vector.

Overlapping oligonucleotides that can, for example, average about 70 nucleotides in length with 15 nucleotide overlaps, are synthesized and HPLC-purified. The oligonucleotides encode the selected peptide epitopes as well as appropriate linker nucleotides, Kozak sequence, and signal sequence. The final multiepitope minigene is assembled by extending the overlapping oligonucleotides in three sets of reactions using PCR. A Perkin/Elmer 9600 PCR machine is used and a total of 30 cycles are performed using the following conditions: 95° C. for 15 sec, annealing temperature (5° below the lowest calculated Tm of each primer pair) for 30 sec, and 72° C. for 1 min.

For example, a minigene is prepared as follows. For a first PCR reaction, 5 μg of each of two oligonucleotides are annealed and extended: In an example using eight oligonucleotides, i.e., four pairs of primers, oligonucleotides 1+2, 3+4, 5+6, and 7+8 are combined in 100 μl reactions containing Pfu polymerase buffer (1×=10 mM KCL, 10 mM (NH4)₂SO₄, 20 mM Tris-chloride, pH 8.75, 2 mM MgSO₄, 0.1% Triton X-100, 100 μg/ml BSA), 0.25 mM each dNTP, and 2.5 U of Pfu polymerase. The full-length dimer products are gel-purified, and two reactions containing the product of 1+2 and 3+4, and the product of 5+6 and 7+8 are mixed, annealed, and extended for 10 cycles. Half of the two reactions are then mixed, and 5 cycles of annealing and extension carried out before flanking primers are added to amplify the full length product. The full-length product is gel-purified and cloned into pCR-blunt (Invitrogen) and individual clones are screened by sequencing.

Example 23 The Plasmid Construct and the Degree to which it Induces Immunogenicity

The degree to which a plasmid construct, for example a plasmid constructed in accordance with the previous Example, is able to induce immunogenicity is confirmed in vitro by determining epitope presentation by APC following transduction or transfection of the APC with an epitope-expressing nucleic acid construct. Such a study determines “antigenicity” and allows the use of human APC. The assay determines the ability of the epitope to be presented by the APC in a context that is recognized by a T cell by quantifying the density of epitope-HLA class I complexes on the cell surface. Quantitation can be performed by directly measuring the amount of peptide eluted from the APC (see, e.g., Sijts et al., J. Immunol. 156:683-692, 1996; Demotz et al., Nature 342:682-684, 1989); or the number of peptide-HLA class I complexes can be estimated by measuring the amount of lysis or lymphokine release induced by diseased or transfected target cells, and then determining the concentration of peptide necessary to obtain equivalent levels of lysis or lymphokine release (see, e.g., Kageyama et al., J. Immunol. 154:567-576, 1995).

Alternatively, immunogenicity is confirmed through in vivo injections into mice and subsequent in vitro assessment of CTL and HTL activity, which are analyzed using cytotoxicity and proliferation assays, respectively, as detailed e.g., in Alexander et al., Immunity 1:751-761, 1994.

For example, to confirm the capacity of a DNA minigene construct containing at least one HLA-A2 supermotif peptide to induce CTLs in vivo, HLA-A2.1/K^(b) transgenic mice, for example, are immunized intramuscularly with 100 μg of naked cDNA. As a means of comparing the level of CTLs induced by cDNA immunization, a control group of animals is also immunized with an actual peptide composition that comprises multiple epitopes synthesized as a single polypeptide as they would be encoded by the minigene.

Splenocytes from immunized animals are stimulated twice with each of the respective compositions (peptide epitopes encoded in the minigene or the polyepitopic peptide), then assayed for peptide-specific cytotoxic activity in a ⁵¹Cr release assay. The results indicate the magnitude of the CTL response directed against the A2-restricted epitope, thus indicating the in vivo immunogenicity of the minigene vaccine and polyepitopic vaccine.

It is, therefore, found that the minigene elicits immune responses directed toward the HLA-A2 supermotif peptide epitopes as does the polyepitopic peptide vaccine. A similar analysis is also performed using other HLA-A3 and HLA-B7 transgenic mouse models to assess CTL induction by HLA-A3 and HLA-B7 motif or supermotif epitopes, whereby it is also found that the minigene elicits appropriate immune responses directed toward the provided epitopes.

To confirm the capacity of a class II epitope-encoding minigene to induce HTLs in vivo, DR transgenic mice, or for those epitopes that cross react with the appropriate mouse MHC molecule, I-Ab-restricted mice, for example, are immunized intramuscularly with 100 μg of plasmid DNA. As a means of comparing the level of HTLs induced by DNA immunization, a group of control animals is also immunized with an actual peptide composition emulsified in complete Freund's adjuvant. CD4+ T cells, i.e. HTLs, are purified from splenocytes of immunized animals and stimulated with each of the respective compositions (peptides encoded in the minigene). The HTL response is measured using a ³H-thymidine incorporation proliferation assay, (see, e.g., Alexander et al. Immunity 1:751-761, 1994). The results indicate the magnitude of the HTL response, thus demonstrating the in vivo immunogenicity of the minigene.

DNA minigenes, constructed as described in the previous Example, can also be confirmed as a vaccine in combination with a boosting agent using a prime boost protocol. The boosting agent can consist of recombinant protein (e.g., Barnett et al., Aids Res. and Human Retroviruses 14, Supplement 3:S299-S309, 1998) or recombinant vaccinia, for example, expressing a minigene or DNA encoding the complete protein of interest (see, e.g., Hanke et al., Vaccine 16:439-445, 1998; Sedegah et al., Proc. Natl. Acad Sci USA 95:7648-53, 1998; Hanke and McMichael, Immunol. Letters 66:177-181, 1999; and Robinson et al., Nature Med 5:526-34, 1999).

For example, the efficacy of the DNA minigene used in a prime boost protocol is initially evaluated in transgenic mice. In this example, A2.1/K^(b) transgenic mice are immunized IM with 100 μg of a DNA minigene encoding the immunogenic peptides including at least one HLA-A2 supermotif-bearing peptide. After an incubation period (ranging from 3-9 weeks), the mice are boosted IP with 10⁷ pfu/mouse of a recombinant vaccinia virus expressing the same sequence encoded by the DNA minigene. Control mice are immunized with 100 μg of DNA or recombinant vaccinia without the minigene sequence, or with DNA encoding the minigene, but without the vaccinia boost. After an additional incubation period of two weeks, splenocytes from the mice are immediately assayed for peptide-specific activity in an ELISPOT assay. Additionally, splenocytes are stimulated in vitro with the A2-restricted peptide epitopes encoded in the minigene and recombinant vaccinia, then assayed for peptide-specific activity in an alpha, beta and/or gamma IFN ELISA.

It is found that the minigene utilized in a prime-boost protocol elicits greater immune responses toward the HLA-A2 supermotif peptides than with DNA alone. Such an analysis can also be performed using HLA-A11 or HLA-B7 transgenic mouse models to assess CTL induction by HLA-A3 or HLA-B7 motif or supermotif epitopes. The use of prime boost protocols in humans is described below in the Example entitled “Induction of CTL Responses Using a Prime Boost Protocol.”

Example 24 Peptide Compositions for Prophylactic Uses

Vaccine compositions of the present invention can be used to prevent 151P3D4 expression in persons who are at risk for tumors that bear this antigen. For example, a polyepitopic peptide epitope composition (or a nucleic acid comprising the same) containing multiple CTL and HTL epitopes such as those selected in the above Examples, which are also selected to target greater than 80% of the population, is administered to individuals at risk for a 151P3D4-associated tumor.

For example, a peptide-based composition is provided as a single polypeptide that encompasses multiple epitopes. The vaccine is typically administered in a physiological solution that comprises an adjuvant, such as Incomplete Freunds Adjuvant. The dose of peptide for the initial immunization is from about 1 to about 50,000 μg, generally 100-5,000 μg, for a 70 kg patient. The initial administration of vaccine is followed by booster dosages at 4 weeks followed by evaluation of the magnitude of the immune response in the patient, by techniques that determine the presence of epitope-specific CTL populations in a PBMC sample. Additional booster doses are administered as required. The composition is found to be both safe and efficacious as a prophylaxis against 151P3D4-associated disease.

Alternatively, a composition typically comprising transfecting agents is used for the administration of a nucleic acid-based vaccine in accordance with methodologies known in the art and disclosed herein.

Example 25 Polyepitopic Vaccine Compositions Derived from Native 151P3D4 Sequences

A native 151P3D4 polyprotein sequence is analyzed, preferably using computer algorithms defined for each class I and/or class II supermotif or motif, to identify “relatively short” regions of the polyprotein that comprise multiple epitopes. The “relatively short” regions are preferably less in length than an entire native antigen. This relatively short sequence that contains multiple distinct or overlapping, “nested” epitopes can be used to generate a minigene construct. The construct is engineered to express the peptide, which corresponds to the native protein sequence. The “relatively short” peptide is generally less than 250 amino acids in length, often less than 100 amino acids in length, preferably less than 75 amino acids in length, and more preferably less than 50 amino acids in length. The protein sequence of the vaccine composition is selected because it has maximal number of epitopes contained within the sequence, i.e., it has a high concentration of epitopes. As noted herein, epitope motifs may be nested or overlapping (i.e., frame shifted relative to one another). For example, with overlapping epitopes, two 9-mer epitopes and one 10-mer epitope can be present in a 10 amino acid peptide. Such a vaccine composition is administered for therapeutic or prophylactic purposes.

The vaccine composition will include, for example, multiple CTL epitopes from 151P3D4 antigen and at least one HTL epitope. This polyepitopic native sequence is administered either as a peptide or as a nucleic acid sequence which encodes the peptide. Alternatively, an analog can be made of this native sequence, whereby one or more of the epitopes comprise substitutions that alter the cross-reactivity and/or binding affinity properties of the polyepitopic peptide.

The embodiment of this example provides for the possibility that an as yet undiscovered aspect of immune system processing will apply to the native nested sequence and thereby facilitate the production of therapeutic or prophylactic immune response-inducing vaccine compositions. Additionally, such an embodiment provides for the possibility of motif-bearing epitopes for an HLA makeup(s) that is presently unknown. Furthermore, this embodiment (excluding an analoged embodiment) directs the immune response to multiple peptide sequences that are actually present in native 151P3D4, thus avoiding the need to evaluate any junctional epitopes. Lastly, the embodiment provides an economy of scale when producing peptide or nucleic acid vaccine compositions.

Related to this embodiment, computer programs are available in the art which can be used to identify in a target sequence, the greatest number of epitopes per sequence length.

Example 26 Polyepitopic Vaccine Compositions From Multiple Antigens

The 151P3D4 peptide epitopes of the present invention are used in conjunction with epitopes from other target tumor-associated antigens, to create a vaccine composition that is useful for the prevention or treatment of cancer that expresses 151P3D4 and such other antigens. For example, a vaccine composition can be provided as a single polypeptide that incorporates multiple epitopes from 151P3D4 as well as tumor-associated antigens that are often expressed with a target cancer associated with 151P3D4 expression, or can be administered as a composition comprising a cocktail of one or more discrete epitopes. Alternatively, the vaccine can be administered as a minigene construct or as dendritic cells which have been loaded with the peptide epitopes in vitro.

Example 27 Use of Peptides to Evaluate an Immune Response

Peptides of the invention may be used to analyze an immune response for the presence of specific antibodies, CTL or HTL directed to 151P3D4. Such an analysis can be performed in a manner described by Ogg et al., Science 279:2103-2106, 1998. In this Example, peptides in accordance with the invention are used as a reagent for diagnostic or prognostic purposes, not as an immunogen.

In this example highly sensitive human leukocyte antigen tetrameric complexes (“tetramers”) are used for a cross-sectional analysis of, for example, 151P3D4 HLA-A*0201-specific CTL frequencies from HLA A*0201-positive individuals at different stages of disease or following immunization comprising a 151P3D4 peptide containing an A*0201 motif. Tetrameric complexes are synthesized as described (Musey et al., N. Engl. J. Med. 337:1267, 1997). Briefly, purified HLA heavy chain (A*0201 in this example) and β2-microglobulin are synthesized by means of a prokaryotic expression system. The heavy chain is modified by deletion of the transmembrane-cytosolic tail and COOH-terminal addition of a sequence containing a BirA enzymatic biotinylation site. The heavy chain, β2-microglobulin, and peptide are refolded by dilution. The 45-kD refolded product is isolated by fast protein liquid chromatography and then biotinylated by BirA in the presence of biotin (Sigma, St. Louis, Mo.), adenosine 5′ triphosphate and magnesium. Streptavidin-phycoerythrin conjugate is added in a 1:4 molar ratio, and the tetrameric product is concentrated to 1 mg/ml. The resulting product is referred to as tetramer-phycoerythrin.

For the analysis of patient blood samples, approximately one million PBMCs are centrifuged at 300 g for 5 minutes and resuspended in 50 μl of cold phosphate-buffered saline. Tri-color analysis is performed with the tetramer-phycoerythrin, along with anti-CD8-Tricolor, and anti-CD38. The PBMCs are incubated with tetramer and antibodies on ice for 30 to 60 min and then washed twice before formaldehyde fixation. Gates are applied to contain >99.98% of control samples. Controls for the tetramers include both A*0201-negative individuals and A*0201-positive non-diseased donors. The percentage of cells stained with the tetramer is then determined by flow cytometry. The results indicate the number of cells in the PBMC sample that contain epitope-restricted CTLs, thereby readily indicating the extent of immune response to the 151P3D4 epitope, and thus the status of exposure to 151P3D4, or exposure to a vaccine that elicits a protective or therapeutic response.

Example 28 Use of Peptide Epitopes to Evaluate Recall Responses

The peptide epitopes of the invention are used as reagents to evaluate T cell responses, such as acute or recall responses, in patients. Such an analysis may be performed on patients who have recovered from 151P3D4-associated disease or who have been vaccinated with a 151P3D4 vaccine.

For example, the class I restricted CTL response of persons who have been vaccinated may be analyzed. The vaccine may be any 151P3D4 vaccine. PBMC are collected from vaccinated individuals and HLA typed. Appropriate peptide epitopes of the invention that, optimally, bear supermotifs to provide cross-reactivity with multiple HLA supertype family members, are then used for analysis of samples derived from individuals who bear that HLA type.

PBMC from vaccinated individuals are separated on Ficoll-Histopaque density gradients (Sigma Chemical Co., St. Louis, Mo.), washed three times in HBSS (GIBCO Laboratories), resuspended in RPMI-1640 (GIBCO Laboratories) supplemented with L-glutamine (2 mM), penicillin (50 U/ml), streptomycin (50 μg/ml), and Hepes (10 mM) containing 10% heat-inactivated human AB serum (complete RPMI) and plated using microculture formats. A synthetic peptide comprising an epitope of the invention is added at 10 μg/ml to each well and HBV core 128-140 epitope is added at 1 μg/ml to each well as a source of T cell help during the first week of stimulation.

In the microculture format, 4×10⁵ PBMC are stimulated with peptide in 8 replicate cultures in 96-well round bottom plate in 100 μl/well of complete RPMI. On days 3 and 10, 100 μl of complete RPMI and 20 U/ml final concentration of rIL-2 are added to each well. On day 7 the cultures are transferred into a 96-well flat-bottom plate and restimulated with peptide, rIL-2 and 10⁵ irradiated (3,000 rad) autologous feeder cells. The cultures are tested for cytotoxic activity on day 14. A positive CTL response requires two or more of the eight replicate cultures to display greater than 10% specific ⁵¹Cr release, based on comparison with non-diseased control subjects as previously described (Rehermann, et al., Nature Med. 2:1104, 1108, 1996; Rehermann et al., J. Clin. Invest. 97:1655-1665, 1996; and Rehermann et al. J. Clin. Invest. 98:1432-1440, 1996).

Target cell lines are autologous and allogeneic EBV-transformed B-LCL that are either purchased from the American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (ASHI, Boston, Mass.) or established from the pool of patients as described (Guilhot, et al. J. Virol. 66:2670-2678, 1992).

Cytotoxicity assays are performed in the following manner. Target cells consist of either allogeneic HLA-matched or autologous EBV-transformed B lymphoblastoid cell line that are incubated overnight with the synthetic peptide epitope of the invention at 10 μM, and labeled with 100 μCi of ⁵¹Cr (Amersham Corp., Arlington Heights, Ill.) for 1 hour after which they are washed four times with HBSS.

Cytolytic activity is determined in a standard 4-h, split well ⁵¹Cr release assay using U-bottomed 96 well plates containing 3,000 targets/well. Stimulated PBMC are tested at effector/target (E/T) ratios of 20-50:1 on day 14. Percent cytotoxicity is determined from the formula: 100×[(experimental release−spontaneous release)/maximum release−spontaneous release)]. Maximum release is determined by lysis of targets by detergent (2% Triton X-100; Sigma Chemical Co., St. Louis, Mo.). Spontaneous release is <25% of maximum release for all experiments.

The results of such an analysis indicate the extent to which HLA-restricted CTL populations have been stimulated by previous exposure to 151P3D4 or a 151P3D4 vaccine.

Similarly, Class II restricted HTL responses may also be analyzed. Purified PBMC are cultured in a 96-well flat bottom plate at a density of 1.5×10⁵ cells/well and are stimulated with 10 μg/ml synthetic peptide of the invention, whole 151P3D4 antigen, or PHA. Cells are routinely plated in replicates of 4-6 wells for each condition. After seven days of culture, the medium is removed and replaced with fresh medium containing 10 U/ml IL-2. Two days later, 1 μCi ³H-thymidine is added to each well and incubation is continued for an additional 18 hours. Cellular DNA is then harvested on glass fiber mats and analyzed for ³H-thymidine incorporation. Antigen-specific T cell proliferation is calculated as the ratio of ³H-thymidine incorporation in the presence of antigen divided by the ³H-thymidine incorporation in the absence of antigen.

Example 29 Induction of Specific CTL Response in Humans

A human clinical trial for an immunogenic composition comprising CTL and HTL epitopes of the invention is set up as an IND Phase I, dose escalation study and carried out as a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Such a trial is designed, for example, as follows:

A total of about 27 individuals are enrolled and divided into 3 groups:

Group I: 3 subjects are injected with placebo and 6 subjects are injected with 5 μg of peptide composition;

Group II: 3 subjects are injected with placebo and 6 subjects are injected with 50 μg peptide composition;

Group III: 3 subjects are injected with placebo and 6 subjects are injected with 500 μg of peptide composition.

After 4 weeks following the first injection, all subjects receive a booster inoculation at the same dosage.

The endpoints measured in this study relate to the safety and tolerability of the peptide composition as well as its immunogenicity. Cellular immune responses to the peptide composition are an index of the intrinsic activity of this the peptide composition, and can therefore be viewed as a measure of biological efficacy. The following summarize the clinical and laboratory data that relate to safety and efficacy endpoints.

Safety: The incidence of adverse events is monitored in the placebo and drug treatment group and assessed in terms of degree and reversibility.

Evaluation of Vaccine Efficacy: For evaluation of vaccine efficacy, subjects are bled before and after injection. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells are isolated from fresh heparinized blood by Ficoll-Hypaque density gradient centrifugation, aliquoted in freezing media and stored frozen. Samples are assayed for CTL and HTL activity.

The vaccine is found to be both safe and efficacious.

Example 30 Phase II Trials in Patients Expressing 151P3D4

Phase II trials are performed to study the effect of administering the CTL-HTL peptide compositions to patients having cancer that expresses 151P3D4. The main objectives of the trial are to determine an effective dose and regimen for inducing CTLs in cancer patients that express 151P3D4, to establish the safety of inducing a CTL and HTL response in these patients, and to see to what extent activation of CTLs improves the clinical picture of these patients, as manifested, e.g., by the reduction and/or shrinking of lesions. Such a study is designed, for example, as follows:

The studies are performed in multiple centers. The trial design is an open-label, uncontrolled, dose escalation protocol wherein the peptide composition is administered as a single dose followed six weeks later by a single booster shot of the same dose. The dosages are 50, 500 and 5,000 micrograms per injection. Drug-associated adverse effects (severity and reversibility) are recorded.

There are three patient groupings. The first group is injected with 50 micrograms of the peptide composition and the second and third groups with 500 and 5,000 micrograms of peptide composition, respectively. The patients within each group range in age from 21-65 and represent diverse ethnic backgrounds. All of them have a tumor that expresses 151P3D4.

Clinical manifestations or antigen-specific T-cell responses are monitored to assess the effects of administering the peptide compositions. The vaccine composition is found to be both safe and efficacious in the treatment of 151P3D4-associated disease.

Example 31 Induction of CTL Responses Using a Prime Boost Protocol

A prime boost protocol similar in its underlying principle to that used to confirm the efficacy of a DNA vaccine in transgenic mice, such as described above in the Example entitled “The Plasmid Construct and the Degree to Which It Induces Immunogenicity,” can also be used for the administration of the vaccine to humans. Such a vaccine regimen can include an initial administration of, for example, naked DNA followed by a boost using recombinant virus encoding the vaccine, or recombinant protein/polypeptide or a peptide mixture administered in an adjuvant.

For example, the initial immunization may be performed using an expression vector, such as that constructed in the Example entitled “Construction of “Minigene” Multi-Epitope DNA Plasmids” in the form of naked nucleic acid administered IM (or SC or ID) in the amounts of 0.5-5 mg at multiple sites. The nucleic acid (0.1 to 1000 μg) can also be administered using a gene gun. Following an incubation period of 3-4 weeks, a booster dose is then administered. The booster can be recombinant fowlpox virus administered at a dose of 5-10⁷ to 5×10⁹ pfu. An alternative recombinant virus, such as an MVA, canarypox, adenovirus, or adeno-associated virus, can also be used for the booster, or the polyepitopic protein or a mixture of the peptides can be administered. For evaluation of vaccine efficacy, patient blood samples are obtained before immunization as well as at intervals following administration of the initial vaccine and booster doses of the vaccine. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells are isolated from fresh heparinized blood by Ficoll-Hypaque density gradient centrifugation, aliquoted in freezing media and stored frozen. Samples are assayed for CTL and HTL activity.

Analysis of the results indicates that a magnitude of response sufficient to achieve a therapeutic or protective immunity against 151P3D4 is generated.

Example 32 Administration of Vaccine Compositions Using Dendritic Cells (DC)

Vaccines comprising peptide epitopes of the invention can be administered using APCs, or “professional” APCs such as DC. In this example, peptide-pulsed DC are administered to a patient to stimulate a CTL response in vivo. In this method, dendritic cells are isolated, expanded, and pulsed with a vaccine comprising peptide CTL and HTL epitopes of the invention. The dendritic cells are infused back into the patient to elicit CTL and HTL responses in vivo. The induced CTL and HTL then destroy or facilitate destruction, respectively, of the target cells that bear the 151P3D4 protein from which the epitopes in the vaccine are derived.

For example, a cocktail of epitope-comprising peptides is administered ex vivo to PBMC, or isolated DC therefrom. A pharmaceutical to facilitate harvesting of DC can be used, such as Progenipoietin™ (Monsanto, St. Louis, Mo.) or GM-CSF/IL-4. After pulsing the DC with peptides, and prior to reinfusion into patients, the DC are washed to remove unbound peptides.

As appreciated clinically, and readily determined by one of skill based on clinical outcomes, the number of DC reinfused into the patient can vary (see, e.g., Nature Med 4:328, 1998; Nature Med 2:52, 1996 and Prostate 32:272, 1997). Although 2-50×10⁶ DC per patient are typically administered, larger number of DC, such as 10⁷ or 10⁸ can also be provided. Such cell populations typically contain between 50-90% DC.

In some embodiments, peptide-loaded PBMC are injected into patients without purification of the DC. For example, PBMC generated after treatment with an agent such as Progenipoietin™ are injected into patients without purification of the DC. The total number of PBMC that are administered often ranges from 10⁸ to 10¹⁰. Generally, the cell doses injected into patients is based on the percentage of DC in the blood of each patient, as determined, for example, by immunofluorescence analysis with specific anti-DC antibodies. Thus, for example, if Progenipoietin™ mobilizes 2% DC in the peripheral blood of a given patient, and that patient is to receive 5×10⁶ DC, then the patient will be injected with a total of 2.5×10⁸ peptide-loaded PBMC. The percent DC mobilized by an agent such as Progenipoietin™ is typically estimated to be between 2-10%, but can vary as appreciated by one of skill in the art.

Ex Vivo Activation of CTL/HTL Responses

Alternatively, ex vivo CTL or HTL responses to 151P3D4 antigens can be induced by incubating, in tissue culture, the patient's, or genetically compatible, CTL or HTL precursor cells together with a source of APC, such as DC, and immunogenic peptides. After an appropriate incubation time (typically about 7-28 days), in which the precursor cells are activated and expanded into effector cells, the cells are infused into the patient, where they will destroy (CTL) or facilitate destruction (HTL) of their specific target cells, i.e., tumor cells.

Example 33 An Alternative Method of Identifying and Confirming Motif-Bearing Peptides

Another method of identifying and confirming motif-bearing peptides is to elute them from cells bearing defined MHC molecules. For example, EBV transformed B cell lines used for tissue typing have been extensively characterized to determine which HLA molecules they express. In certain cases these cells express only a single type of HLA molecule. These cells can be transfected with nucleic acids that express the antigen of interest, e.g. 151P3D4. Peptides produced by endogenous antigen processing of peptides produced as a result of transfection will then bind to HLA molecules within the cell and be transported and displayed on the cell's surface. Peptides are then eluted from the HLA molecules by exposure to mild acid conditions and their amino acid sequence determined, e.g., by mass spectral analysis (e.g., Kubo et al., J. Immunol. 152:3913, 1994). Because the majority of peptides that bind a particular HLA molecule are motif-bearing, this is an alternative modality for obtaining the motif-bearing peptides correlated with the particular HLA molecule expressed on the cell.

Alternatively, cell lines that do not express endogenous HLA molecules can be transfected with an expression construct encoding a single HLA allele. These cells can then be used as described, i.e., they can then be transfected with nucleic acids that encode 151P3D4 to isolate peptides corresponding to 151P3D4 that have been presented on the cell surface. Peptides obtained from such an analysis will bear motif(s) that correspond to binding to the single HLA allele that is expressed in the cell.

As appreciated by one in the art, one can perform a similar analysis on a cell bearing more than one HLA allele and subsequently determine peptides specific for each HLA allele expressed. Moreover, one of skill would also recognize that means other than transfection, such as loading with a protein antigen, can be used to provide a source of antigen to the cell.

Example 34 Complementary Polynucleotides

Sequences complementary to the 151P3D4-encoding sequences, or any parts thereof are used to detect, decrease, or inhibit expression of naturally occurring 151P3D4. Although use of oligonucleotides comprising from about 15 to 30 base pairs is described, essentially the same procedure is used with smaller or with larger sequence fragments. Appropriate oligonucleotides are designed using, e.g., OLIGO 4.06 software (National Biosciences) and the coding sequence of 151P3D4. To inhibit transcription, a complementary oligonucleotide is designed from the most unique 5′ sequence and used to prevent promoter binding to the coding sequence. To inhibit translation, a complementary oligonucleotide is designed to prevent ribosomal binding to a 151P3D4-encoding transcript.

Example 35 Purification of Naturally-occurring or Recombinant 151P3D4 Using 151P3D4-Specific Antibodies

Naturally occurring or recombinant 151P3D4 is substantially purified by immunoaffinity chromatography using antibodies specific for 151P3D4. An immunoaffinity column is constructed by covalently coupling anti-151P3D4 antibody to an activated chromatographic resin, such as CNBr-activated SEPHAROSE (Amersham Pharmacia Biotech). After the coupling, the resin is blocked and washed according to the manufacturer's instructions.

Media containing 151P3D4 are passed over the immunoaffinity column, and the column is washed under conditions that allow the preferential absorbance of 151P3D4 (e.g., high ionic strength buffers in the presence of detergent). The column is eluted under conditions that disrupt antibody/151P3D4 binding (e.g., a buffer of pH 2 to pH 3, or a high concentration of a chaotrope, such as urea or thiocyanate ion), and GCR.P is collected.

Example 36 Identification of Molecules Which Interact with 151P3D4

151P3D4, or biologically active fragments thereof, are labeled with 121 1 Bolton-Hunter reagent. (See, e.g., Bolton et al. (1973) Biochem. J. 133:529.) Candidate molecules previously arrayed in the wells of a multi-well plate are incubated with the labeled 151P3D4, washed, and any wells with labeled 151P3D4 complex are assayed. Data obtained using different concentrations of 151P3D4 are used to calculate values for the number, affinity, and association of 151P3D4 with the candidate molecules.

Example 37 In Vivo Assay for 151P3D4 Tumor Growth Promotion

The effect of the 151P3D4 protein on tumor cell growth is evaluated in vivo by evaluating tumor development and growth of cells expressing or lacking 151P3D4. For example, SCID mice are injected subcutaneously on each flank with 1×10⁶ of either 3T3, bladder, kidney or ovary cancer cell lines (e.g. SCABER, J82, PA-1, CaOv3, A498 or 769P cells) containing tkNeo empty vector or 151P3D4. At least two strategies may be used: (1) Constitutive 151P3D4 expression under regulation of a promoter such as a constitutive promoter obtained from the genomes of viruses such as polyoma virus, fowlpox virus (UK 2,211,504 published 5 Jul. 1989), adenovirus (such as Adenovirus 2), bovine papilloma virus, avian sarcoma virus, cytomegalovirus, a retrovirus, hepatitis-B virus and Simian Virus 40 (SV40), or from heterologous mammalian promoters, e.g., the actin promoter or an immunoglobulin promoter, provided such promoters are compatible with the host cell systems, and (2) Regulated expression under control of an inducible vector system, such as ecdysone, tetracycline, etc., provided such promoters are compatible with the host cell systems. Tumor volume is then monitored by caliper measurement at the appearance of palpable tumors and followed over time to determine if 151P3D4-expressing cells grow at a faster rate and whether tumors produced by 151P3D4-expressing cells demonstrate characteristics of altered aggressiveness (e.g. enhanced metastasis, vascularization, reduced responsiveness to chemotherapeutic drugs).

Additionally, mice can be implanted with 1×10⁵ of the same cells orthotopically to determine if 151P3D4 has an effect on local growth in the bladder, kidney or ovary, and whether 151P3D4 affects the ability of the cells to metastasize, specifically to lymph nodes, adrenal, liver and bone (Miki T et al, Oncol Res. 2001; 12:209; Fu X et al, Int J Cancer. 1991, 49:938; Kiguchi K et al, Clin Exp Metastasis. 1998, 16:751).

The assay is also useful to determine the 151P3D4 inhibitory effect of candidate therapeutic compositions, such as for example, 151P3D4 intrabodies, 151P3D4 antisense molecules and ribozymes.

Example 38 151P3D4 Monoclonal Antibody-Mediated Inhibition of Bladder, Kidney and Ovarian Tumors In Vivo

The significant expression of 151P3D4 in cancer tissues, together with its restrictive expression in normal tissues makes 151P3D4 a good target for antibody therapy. Similarly, 151P3D4 is a target for T cell-based immunotherapy. Thus, the therapeutic efficacy of anti-151P3D4 mAbs in human bladder cancer xenograft mouse models is evaluated by using recombinant cell lines such as SCABER-151P3D4, J82-151P3D4, and 3T3-151P3D4 (see, e.g., Kaighn, M. E., et al., Invest Urol, 1979. 17 (1): p. 16-23). Similarly, anti-151P3D4 mAbs are evaluated in human kidney and ovarian cancer xenograft models using recombinant cell lines such as A498-151P3D4 and PA1-151P3D4.

Antibody efficacy on tumor growth and metastasis formation is studied, e.g., in a mouse orthotopic bladder cancer xenograft model, a mouse kidney cancer xenograft model and a mouse ovarian cancer xenograft model. The antibodies can be unconjugated, as discussed in this Example, or can be conjugated to a therapeutic modality, as appreciated in the art. Anti-151P3D4 mAbs inhibit formation of kidney, ovarian and bladder xenografts. Anti-151P3D4 mAbs also retard the growth of established orthotopic tumors and prolonged survival of tumor-bearing mice. These results indicate the utility of anti-151P3D4 mAbs in the treatment of local and advanced stages of ovarian, kidney and bladder cancer. (See, e.g., Saffran, D., et al., PNAS 10:1073-1078 or the website located on the World Wide Web at .pnas.org/cgi/doi/10.1073/pnas.051624698).

Administration of the anti-151P3D4 mAbs led to retardation of established orthotopic tumor growth and inhibition of metastasis to distant sites, resulting in a significant prolongation in the survival of tumor-bearing mice. These studies indicate that 151P3D4 as an attractive target for immunotherapy and demonstrate the therapeutic potential of anti-151P3D4 mAbs for the treatment of local and metastatic cancer. This example demonstrates that unconjugated 151P3D4 monoclonal antibodies are effective to inhibit the growth of human bladder, kidney and ovarian tumor xenografts grown in SCID mice; accordingly a combination of such efficacious monoclonal antibodies is also effective.

Tumor Inhibition Using Multiple Unconjugated 151P3D4 mAbs

Materials and Methods

151P3D4 Monoclonal Antibodies:

Monoclonal antibodies are raised against 151P3D4 as described in the Example entitled “Generation of 151P3D4 Monoclonal Antibodies (mAbs).” The antibodies are characterized by ELISA, Western blot, FACS, and immunoprecipitation for their capacity to bind 151P3D4. Epitope mapping data for the anti-151P3D4 mAbs, as determined by ELISA and Western analysis, recognize epitopes on the 151P3D4 protein. Immunohistochemical analysis of prostate cancer tissues and cells with these antibodies is performed.

The monoclonal antibodies are purified from ascites or hybridoma tissue culture supernatants by Protein-G Sepharose chromatography, dialyzed against PBS, filter sterilized, and stored at −20° C. Protein determinations are performed by a Bradford assay (Bio-Rad, Hercules, Calif.). A therapeutic monoclonal antibody or a cocktail comprising a mixture of individual monoclonal antibodies is prepared and used for the treatment of mice receiving subcutaneous or orthotopic injections of SCABER, J82, A498, 769P, CaOv1 or PA1 tumor xenografts.

Cell Lines

The bladder, kidney and ovary carcinoma cell lines, SCABER, J82, A498, 769P, CaOv1 and PA1 as well as the fibroblast line NIH 3T3 (American Type Culture Collection) are maintained in DMEM supplemented with L-glutamine and 10% FBS.

A SCABER-151P3D4, J82-15P3D4, A498-151P3D4, 769P-151P3D4, CaOv1-151P3D4, PA1-151P3D4 and 3T3-15P3D4 cell populations are generated by retroviral gene transfer as described in Hubert, R. S., et al., Proc Natl Acad Sci USA, 1999. 96 (25): 14523.

Xenograft Mouse Models.

Subcutaneous (s.c.) tumors are generated by injection of 1×10⁶ cancer cells mixed at a 1:1 dilution with Matrigel (Collaborative Research) in the right flank of male SCID mice. To test antibody efficacy on tumor formation, i.p. antibody injections are started on the same day as tumor-cell injections. As a control, mice are injected with either purified mouse IgG (ICN) or PBS; or a purified monoclonal antibody that recognizes an irrelevant antigen not expressed in human cells. Tumor sizes are determined by caliper measurements, and the tumor volume is calculated as: Length×Width×Height. Mice with s.c. tumors greater than 1.5 cm in diameter are sacrificed.

Orthotopic injections are performed under anesthesia by using ketamine/xylazine. For bladder orthotopic studies, an incision is made through the abdomen to expose the bladder, and tumor cells (5×10⁵) mixed with Matrigel are injected into the bladder wall in a 10-μl volume. To monitor tumor growth, mice are palpated and blood is collected on a weekly basis to measure BTA levels. For kidney and ovary orthopotic models, an incision is made through the abdominal muscles to expose the kidney or the ovary. Tumor cells mixed with Matrigel are injected under the kidney capsule or into the ovary in a 10-μl volume (Yoshida Y et al, Anticancer Res. 1998, 18:327; Ahn et al, Tumour Biol. 2001, 22:146). To monitor tumor growth, blood is collected on a weekly basis measuring G250 and SM047 levels. The mice are segregated into groups for the appropriate treatments, with anti-151P3D4 or control mAbs being injected i.p.

Anti-151P3D4 mAbs Inhibit Growth of 151P3D4-Expressing Xenograft-Cancer Tumors

The effect of anti-151P3D4 mAbs on tumor formation is tested on the growth and progression of bladder, kidney and ovarian cancer xenografts using UC3-151P3D4, J82-151P3D4, A498-151P3D4, 769P-151P3D4, CaOv1-151P3D4 and PA1-151P3D4 orthotopic models. As compared with the s.c. tumor model, the orthotopic model, which requires injection of tumor cells directly in the mouse bladder, kidney and ovary, respectively, results in a local tumor growth, development of metastasis in distal sites, deterioration of mouse health, and subsequent death (Saffran, D., et al., PNAS supra; Fu, X., et al., Int J Cancer, 1992. 52 (6): p. 987-90; Kubota, T., J Cell Biochem, 1994. 56 (1): p. 4-8). The features make the orthotopic model more representative of human disease progression and allowed us to follow the therapeutic effect of mAbs on clinically relevant end points.

Accordingly, tumor cells are injected into the mouse bladder, kidney or ovary, and 2 days later, the mice are segregated into two groups and treated with either: a) 200-500 μg, of anti-151P3D4 Ab, or b) PBS three times per week for two to five weeks.

A major advantage of the orthotopic cancer models is the ability to study the development of metastases. Formation of metastasis in mice bearing established orthotopic tumors is studies by IHC analysis on lung sections using an antibody against a tumor-specific cell-surface protein such as anti-CK20 for bladder cancer, anti-G250 for kidney cancer and SM047 antibody for ovarian cancer models (Lin S et al, Cancer Detect Prev. 2001; 25:202; McCluggage W et al, Histopathol 2001, 38:542).

Mice bearing established orthotopic tumors are administered 1000 μg injections of either anti-151P3D4 mAb or PBS over a 4-week period. Mice in both groups are allowed to establish a high tumor burden, to ensure a high frequency of metastasis formation in mouse lungs. Mice then are killed and their bladders, livers, bone and lungs are analyzed for the presence of tumor cells by IHC analysis.

These studies demonstrate a broad anti-tumor efficacy of anti-151P3D4 antibodies on initiation and progression of prostate and kidney cancer in xenograft mouse models. Anti-151P3D4 antibodies inhibit tumor formation of tumors as well as retarding the growth of already established tumors and prolong the survival of treated mice. Moreover, anti-15P3D4 mAbs demonstrate a dramatic inhibitory effect on the spread of local bladder, kidney and ovarian tumor to distal sites, even in the presence of a large tumor burden. Thus, anti-151P3D4 mAbs are efficacious on major clinically relevant end points (tumor growth), prolongation of survival, and health.

Example 39 Therapeutic and Diagnostic use of Anti-151P3D4 Antibodies in Humans

Anti-151P3D4 monoclonal antibodies are safely and effectively used for diagnostic, prophylactic, prognostic and/or therapeutic purposes in humans. Western blot and immunohistochemical analysis of cancer tissues and cancer xenografts with anti-151P3D4 mAb show strong extensive staining in carcinoma but significantly lower or undetectable levels in normal tissues. Detection of 151P3D4 in carcinoma and in metastatic disease demonstrates the usefulness of the mAb as a diagnostic and/or prognostic indicator. Anti-151P3D4 antibodies are therefore used in diagnostic applications such as immunohistochemistry of kidney biopsy specimens to detect cancer from suspect patients.

As determined by flow cytometry, anti-151P3D4 mAb specifically binds to carcinoma cells. Thus, anti-151P3D4 antibodies are used in diagnostic whole body imaging applications, such as radioimmunoscintigraphy and radioimmunotherapy, (see, e.g., Potamianos S., et. al. Anticancer Res 20 (2A):925-948 (2000)) for the detection of localized and metastatic cancers that exhibit expression of 151P3D4. Shedding or release of an extracellular domain of 151P3D4 into the extracellular milieu, such as that seen for alkaline phosphodiesterase B10 (Meerson, N. R., Hepatology 27:563-568 (1998)), allows diagnostic detection of 151P3D4 by anti-151P3D4 antibodies in serum and/or urine samples from suspect patients.

Anti-151P3D4 antibodies that specifically bind 151P3D4 are used in therapeutic applications for the treatment of cancers that express 151P3D4. Anti-151P3D4 antibodies are used as an unconjugated modality and as conjugated form in which the antibodies are attached to one of various therapeutic or imaging modalities well known in the art, such as a prodrugs, enzymes or radioisotopes. In preclinical studies, unconjugated and conjugated anti-151P3D4 antibodies are tested for efficacy of tumor prevention and growth inhibition in the SCID mouse cancer xenograft models, e.g., kidney cancer models AGS-K3 and AGS-K6, (see, e.g., the Example entitled “151P3D4 Monoclonal Antibody-mediated Inhibition of Bladder and Lung Tumors In Vivo”). Conjugated and unconjugated anti-151P3D4 antibodies are used as a therapeutic modality in human clinical trials either alone or in combination with other treatments as described in following Examples.

Example 40 Human Clinical Trials for the Treatment and Diagnosis of Human Carcinomas through use of Human Anti-151P3D4 Antibodies In Vivo

Antibodies are used in accordance with the present invention which recognize an epitope on 151P3D4, and are used in the treatment of certain tumors such as those listed in Table I. Based upon a number of factors, including 151P3D4 expression levels, tumors such as those listed in Table I are presently preferred indications. In connection with each of these indications, three clinical approaches are successfully pursued.

I.) Adjunctive therapy: In adjunctive therapy, patients are treated with anti-151P3D4 antibodies in combination with a chemotherapeutic or antineoplastic agent and/or radiation therapy. Primary cancer targets, such as those listed in Table I, are treated under standard protocols by the addition anti-151P3D4 antibodies to standard first and second line therapy. Protocol designs address effectiveness as assessed by reduction in tumor mass as well as the ability to reduce usual doses of standard chemotherapy. These dosage reductions allow additional and/or prolonged therapy by reducing dose-related toxicity of the chemotherapeutic agent. Anti-151P3D4 antibodies are utilized in several adjunctive clinical trials in combination with the chemotherapeutic or antineoplastic agents adriamycin (advanced prostrate carcinoma), cisplatin (advanced head and neck and lung carcinomas), taxol (breast cancer), and doxorubicin (preclinical).

II.) Monotherapy: In connection with the use of the anti-151P3D4 antibodies in monotherapy of tumors, the antibodies are administered to patients without a chemotherapeutic or antineoplastic agent. In one embodiment, monotherapy is conducted clinically in end stage cancer patients with extensive metastatic disease. Patients show some disease stabilization. Trials demonstrate an effect in refractory patients with cancerous tumors.

III.) Imaging Agent: Through binding a radionuclide (e.g., iodine or yttrium (I¹³¹, Y⁹⁰) to anti-15P3D4 antibodies, the radiolabeled antibodies are utilized as a diagnostic and/or imaging agent. In such a role, the labeled antibodies localize to both solid tumors, as well as, metastatic lesions of cells expressing 151P3D4. In connection with the use of the anti-151P3D4 antibodies as imaging agents, the antibodies are used as an adjunct to surgical treatment of solid tumors, as both a pre-surgical screen as well as a post-operative follow-up to determine what tumor remains and/or returns. In one embodiment, a (¹¹¹In)-151P3D4 antibody is used as an imaging agent in a Phase I human clinical trial in patients having a carcinoma that expresses 151P3D4 (by analogy see, e.g., Divgi et al. J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 83:97-104 (1991)). Patients are followed with standard anterior and posterior gamma camera. The results indicate that primary lesions and metastatic lesions are identified

Dose and Route of Administration

As appreciated by those of ordinary skill in the art, dosing considerations can be determined through comparison with the analogous products that are in the clinic. Thus, anti-151P3D4 antibodies can be administered with doses in the range of 5 to 400 mg/m², with the lower doses used, e.g., in connection with safety studies. The affinity of anti-151P3D4 antibodies relative to the affinity of a known antibody for its target is one parameter used by those of skill in the art for determining analogous dose regimens. Further, anti-151P3D4 antibodies that are fully human antibodies, as compared to the chimeric antibody, have slower clearance; accordingly, dosing in patients with such fully human anti-151P3D4 antibodies can be lower, perhaps in the range of 50 to 300 mg/m², and still remain efficacious. Dosing in mg/m², as opposed to the conventional measurement of dose in mg/kg, is a measurement based on surface area and is a convenient dosing measurement that is designed to include patients of all sizes from infants to adults.

Three distinct delivery approaches are useful for delivery of anti-151P3D4 antibodies. Conventional intravenous delivery is one standard delivery technique for many tumors. However, in connection with tumors in the peritoneal cavity, such as tumors of the ovaries, biliary duct, other ducts, and the like, intraperitoneal administration may prove favorable for obtaining high dose of antibody at the tumor and to also minimize antibody clearance. In a similar manner, certain solid tumors possess vasculature that is appropriate for regional perfusion. Regional perfusion allows for a high dose of antibody at the site of a tumor and minimizes short term clearance of the antibody.

Clinical Development Plan (CDP)

Overview: The CDP follows and develops treatments of anti-151P3D4 antibodies in connection with adjunctive therapy, monotherapy, and as an imaging agent. Trials initially demonstrate safety and thereafter confirm efficacy in repeat doses. Trails are open label comparing standard chemotherapy with standard therapy plus anti-151P3D4 antibodies. As will be appreciated, one criteria that can be utilized in connection with enrollment of patients is 151P3D4 expression levels in their tumors as determined by biopsy.

As with any protein or antibody infusion-based therapeutic, safety concerns are related primarily to (i) cytokine release syndrome, i.e., hypotension, fever, shaking, chills; (ii) the development of an immunogenic response to the material (i.e., development of human antibodies by the patient to the antibody therapeutic, or HAHA response); and, (iii) toxicity to normal cells that express 151P3D4. Standard tests and follow-up are utilized to monitor each of these safety concerns. Anti-151P3D4 antibodies are found to be safe upon human administration.

Example 41 Human Clinical Trial Adjunctive Therapy with Human Anti-151P3D4 Antibody and Chemotherapeutic Agent

A phase I human clinical trial is initiated to assess the safety of six intravenous doses of a human anti-15P3D4 antibody in connection with the treatment of a solid tumor, e.g., a cancer of a tissue listed in Table I. In the study, the safety of single doses of anti-151P3D4 antibodies when utilized as an adjunctive therapy to an antineoplastic or chemotherapeutic agent, such as cisplatin, topotecan, doxorubicin, adriamycin, taxol, or the like, is assessed. The trial design includes delivery of six single doses of an anti-151P3D4 antibody with dosage of antibody escalating from approximately about 25 mg/m² to about 275 mg/m² over the course of the treatment in accordance with the following schedule:

Day 0 Day 7 Day 14 Day 21 Day 28 Day 35 mAb Dose 25 75 125 175 225 275 mg/m² mg/m² mg/m² mg/m² mg/m² mg/m² Chemotherapy + + + + + + (standard dose)

Patients are closely followed for one-week following each administration of antibody and chemotherapy. In particular, patients are assessed for the safety concerns mentioned above: (i) cytokine release syndrome, i.e., hypotension, fever, shaking, chills; (ii) the development of an immunogenic response to the material (i.e., development of human antibodies by the patient to the human antibody therapeutic, or HAHA response); and, (iii) toxicity to normal cells that express 151P3D4. Standard tests and follow-up are utilized to monitor each of these safety concerns. Patients are also assessed for clinical outcome, and particularly reduction in tumor mass as evidenced by MRI or other imaging.

The anti-151P3D4 antibodies are demonstrated to be safe and efficacious, Phase II trials confirm the efficacy and refine optimum dosing.

Example 42 Human Clinical Trial: Monotherapy with Human Anti-151P3D4 Antibody

Anti-151P3D4 antibodies are safe in connection with the above-discussed adjunctive trial, a Phase II human clinical trial confirms the efficacy and optimum dosing for monotherapy. Such trial is accomplished, and entails the same safety and outcome analyses, to the above-described adjunctive trial with the exception being that patients do not receive chemotherapy concurrently with the receipt of doses of anti-151P3D4 antibodies.

Example 43 Human Clinical Trial: Diagnostic Imaging with Anti-151P3D4 Antibody

Once again, as the adjunctive therapy discussed above is safe within the safety criteria discussed above, a human clinical trial is conducted concerning the use of anti-151P3D4 antibodies as a diagnostic imaging agent. The protocol is designed in a substantially similar manner to those described in the art, such as in Divgi et al. J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 83:97-104 (1991). The antibodies are found to be both safe and efficacious when used as a diagnostic modality.

Example 44 Homology Comparison of 151P3D4 to Known Sequences

Two variants of 151P3D4 have been identified, 151P3D4 v.1 and v 2. The 151P3D4 v.1 gene exhibits strong homology to a previously cloned gene, namely the human cartilage linking protein 1 (gi 4503053), and shows 100% identity to that gene over the entire length of the protein (FIG. 4B). In addition, the 151P3D4 v.1 protein shows homology to the bovine and rat homologs of the human cartilage linking protein (gi 1709660 and gi 9506519) (FIGS. 4F and 4G). 151P3D4 v.1 is a 354 aa protein which localizes primarily to the extracellular compartment (see Table XXI). The second variant, 151P3D4 v.2, is a 721 aa protein, that shares identity with 151P3D4 v.1 over 200 amino acids (Table LV and FIG. 4D). The 151P3D4 v.2 gene also exhibits homology to the human cartilage link protein-1 (gi 4503053), showing 99% identity and 99% homology to that protein (FIG. 4H). However, this homology between variant 2 and cartilage link protein does not extend over the entire length of variant 2, but is limited to the last 400 aa of that protein. The first 400 aa of 15P3D4 v.2 show homology to human ribosomal protein L13a of the 60S subunit (gi. 18574549) (see Table XXI). Besides the addition of 400 aa at its N-terminus, 15P3D4 v.2 also differs from variant 1 in its localization profile. 15P3D4 v.2 localizes to the cytosol, with potential localization to the nucleus (see Table XXI). Motif analysis revealed the presence of link motif as well as immunoglobulin domain in both 151P3D4 variants (see Table XXI).

Cartilage link protein-1, a protein with a known link motif has been shown to regulate tissue remodeling, bone resorption and protein interaction (Chen Q et al. Dev Biol. 1995, 172:293). The importance of cartilage link protein 1 is illustrated in engineered mice lacking cartilage link protein (Watanabe H, Yamada Y. Nat Genet. 1999, 21:225). These mutant mice demonstrate defects in cartilage and bone development. The cartilage link protein, via its link motif, mediates cell adhesion of fibroblasts and other cells to extracellular matrix (Yang B et al, Matrix Biol. 1998, 16:541). The link motif is a binding domain for hyaluronic acid (Kohda D et al, Cell. 1996, 86:767), with a structure very similar to type C-lectin. It plays a role in the assembly of extracellular matrix, cell adhesion, and migration (Kohda D et al, Cell. 1996, 86:767). The immunoglobulin domain is a 100 aa long motif which includes a conserved intra-domain disulfide bond. Immunoglobulin-like domains participate in protein interactions (Wang J, Springer T A. Immunol Rev. 1998, 163:197).

The presence of an immunoglobulin motif and a link motif indicate that 151P3D4 regulates protein interactions and participates in the process of cell adhesion, cell migration, tumor formation and progression. By way of its protein interaction domain, 151P3D4 functions in regulating signal transduction in mammalian cells, thereby regulating gene expression and cellular outcomes, including cell proliferation, survival, invasion, motility, etc, all of which have a direct effect on tumor growth and progression.

Accordingly, when 151P3D4 functions as a regulator of protein interactions, cell adhesion, tumor formation, invasion or cell signaling, 151P3D4 is used for therapeutic, diagnostic, prognostic and/or preventative purposes. In addition, when a variant of 151P3D4 is expressed in cancerous tissues, such as those listed in Table I, they are used for therapeutic, diagnostic, prognostic and/or preventative purposes.

Example 45 Regulation of Transcription

The localization of 151P3D4 coupled to the presence of protein interaction domains within its sequence, indicate that 151P3D4 modulates the transcriptional regulation of eukaryotic genes. Regulation of gene expression is confirmed, e.g., by studying gene expression in cells expressing or lacking 151P3D4. For this purpose, two types of experiments are performed.

In the first set of experiments, RNA from parental and 151P3D4-expressing cells are extracted and hybridized to commercially available gene arrays (Clontech) (Smid-Koopman E et al. Br J. Cancer. 2000. 83:246). Resting cells as well as cells treated with FBS, androgen or growth factors are compared. Differentially expressed genes are identified in accordance with procedures known in the art. The differentially expressed genes are then mapped to biological pathways (Chen K et al. Thyroid. 2001. 11:41.).

In the second set of experiments, specific transcriptional pathway activation is evaluated using commercially available (Stratagene) luciferase reporter constructs including: NFkB-luc, SRE-luc, ELK1-luc, ARE-luc, p53-luc, and CRE-luc. These transcriptional reporters contain consensus binding sites for known transcription factors that lie downstream of well-characterized signal transduction pathways, and represent a good tool to ascertain pathway activation and screen for positive and negative modulators of pathway activation.

Thus, 151P3D4 plays a role in gene regulation, and it is used as a target for diagnostic, prognostic, preventative and/or therapeutic purposes.

Example 46 Identification and Confirmation of Potential Signal Transduction Pathways

Many mammalian proteins have been reported to interact with signaling molecules and to participate in regulating signaling pathways. (J Neurochem. 2001; 76:217-223). In particular, protein interaction motifs have been instrumental in inducing kinase activation, recruitment of proteins and complex formation (Samelson L. Annu Rev Immunol. 2002; 20:371). Based on the presence of a protein interaction motif, 51P3D4 regulates signaling pathways important for cell growth and invasion. In addition, the 151P3D4 protein contains several phosphorylation sites (see Table XX) indicating an association with specific signaling cascades. Using immunoprecipitation and Western blotting techniques, proteins are identified that associate with 151P3D4 and mediate signaling events. Several pathways known to play a role in cancer biology can be regulated by 151P3D4, including phospholipid pathways such as PI3K, AKT, etc, adhesion and migration pathways, including FAK, Rho, Rac-1, β-catenin, etc, as well as mitogenic/survival cascades such as ERK, p38, etc (Cell Growth Differ. 2000, 11:279; J Biol Chem. 1999, 274:801; Oncogene. 2000, 19:3003, J. Cell Biol. 1997, 138:913.).

To confirm that 151P3D4 directly or indirectly activates known signal transduction pathways in cells, luciferase (luc) based transcriptional reporter assays are carried out in cells expressing individual genes. These transcriptional reporters contain consensus-binding sites for known transcription factors that lie downstream of well-characterized signal transduction pathways. The reporters and examples of these associated transcription factors, signal transduction pathways, and activation stimuli are listed below.

1. NFkB-luc, NFkB/Rel; Ik-kinase/SAPK; growth/apoptosis/stress

2. SRE-luc, SRF/TCF/ELK1; MAPK/SAPK; growth/differentiation

3. AP-1-luc, FOS/JUN; MAPK/SAPK/PKC; growth/apoptosis/stress

4. ARE-luc, androgen receptor; steroids/MAPK; growth/differentiation/apoptosis

5. p53-luc, p53; SAPK; growth/differentiation/apoptosis

6. CRE-luc, CREB/ATF2; PKA/p38; growth/apoptosis/stress

7. TCF-luc, TCF/Lef; β-catenin, Adhesion/invasion

Gene-mediated effects can be assayed in cells showing mRNA expression. Luciferase reporter plasmids can be introduced by lipid-mediated transfection (TFX-50, Promega). Luciferase activity, an indicator of relative transcriptional activity, is measured by incubation of cell extracts with luciferin substrate and luminescence of the reaction is monitored in a luminometer.

Signaling pathways activated by 151P3D4 are mapped and used for the identification and validation of therapeutic targets. When 151P3D4 is involved in cell signaling, it is used as target for diagnostic, prognostic, preventative and/or therapeutic purposes.

Example 47 Involvement in Tumor Progression

Based on the role of link motif in cell adhesion, cell migration and tumor formation, the 151P3D4 gene can contribute to tumor initiation and progression. The role of 151P3D4 in tumor growth is confirmed in a variety of primary and transfected cell lines including bladder, kidney and ovary cell lines, as well as NIH 3T3 cells engineered to stably express 151P3D4. Parental cells lacking 151P3D4 and cells expressing 151P3D4 are evaluated for cell growth using a well-documented proliferation assay (Fraser S P, Grimes J A, Djamgoz M B. Prostate. 2000; 44:61, Johnson D E, Ochieng J, Evans S L. Anticancer Drugs. 1996, 7:288).

To confirm the role of 151P3D4 in the transformation process, its effect in colony forming assays is investigated. Parental NIH-3T3 cells lacking 151P3D4 are compared to NIH-3T3 cells expressing 151P3D4, using a soft agar assay under stringent and more permissive conditions (Song Z. et al. Cancer Res. 2000; 60:6730).

To confirm the role of 151P3D4 in invasion and metastasis of cancer cells, a well-established assay is used, e.g., a Transwell Insert System assay (Becton Dickinson) (Cancer Res. 1999; 59:6010). Control cells, including bladder, ovary and kidney cell lines lacking 151P3D4 are compared to cells expressing 151P3D4. Cells are loaded with the fluorescent dye, calcein, and plated in the top well of the Transwell insert coated with a basement membrane analog. Invasion is determined by fluorescence of cells in the lower chamber relative to the fluorescence of the entire cell population.

151P3D4 can also play a role in cell cycle and apoptosis. Parental cells and cells expressing 151P3D4 are compared for differences in cell cycle regulation using a well-established BrdU assay (Abdel-Malek Z A. J Cell Physiol. 1988, 136:247). In short, cells are grown under both optimal (full serum) and limiting (low serum) conditions are labeled with BrdU and stained with anti-BrdU Ab and propidium iodide. Cells are analyzed for entry into the G1, S, and G2M phases of the cell cycle. Alternatively, the effect of stress on apoptosis is evaluated in control parental cells and cells expressing 151P3D4, including normal and tumor bladder, kidney and ovary cells. Engineered and parental cells are treated with various chemotherapeutic agents, such as etoposide, taxol, etc, and protein synthesis inhibitors, such as cycloheximide. Cells are stained with annexin V-FITC and cell death is measured by FACS analysis. The modulation of cell death by 151P3D4 can play a critical role in regulating tumor progression and tumor load.

When 151P3D4 plays a role in cell growth, transformation, invasion or apoptosis, it is used as a target for diagnostic, prognostic, preventative and/or therapeutic purposes.

Example 48 Involvement in Angiogenesis

Angiogenesis or new capillary blood vessel formation is necessary for tumor growth (Hanahan D, Folkman J. Cell. 1996, 86:353; Folkman J. Endocrinology. 1998 139:441). Based on the effect of phsophodieseterase inhibitors on endothelial cells, 151P3D4 plays a role in angiogenesis (DeFouw L et al, Microvasc Res 2001, 62:263). Several assays have been developed to measure angiogenesis in vitro and in vivo, such as the tissue culture assays endothelial cell tube formation and endothelial cell proliferation. Using these assays as well as in vitro neo-vascularization, the role of 151P3D4 in angiogenesis, enhancement or inhibition, is confirmed.

For example, endothelial cells engineered to express 151P3D4 are evaluated using tube formation and proliferation assays. The effect of 151P3D4 is also confirmed in animal models in vivo. For example, cells either expressing or lacking 151P3D4 are implanted subcutaneously in immunocompromised mice. Endothelial cell migration and angiogenesis are evaluated 5-15 days later using immunohistochemistry techniques. 151P3D4 affects angiogenesis, and it is used as a target for diagnostic, prognostic, preventative and/or therapeutic purposes

Example 49 Involvement in Protein-Protein Interactions

Link as well as immunoglobulin motifs have been shown to mediate interaction with other proteins, resulting in the formation of a multi-protein complex ( ). Using immunoprecipitation techniques as well as two yeast hybrid systems, proteins are identified that associate with 151P3D4. Immunoprecipitates from cells expressing 151P3D4 and cells lacking 151P3D4 are compared for specific protein-protein associations.

Studies are performed to confirm the extent of association of 151P3D4 with effector molecules, such as nuclear proteins, transcription factors, kinases, phosphates etc. Studies comparing 151P3D4 positive and 151P3D4 negative cells as well as studies comparing unstimulated/resting cells and cells treated with epithelial cell activators, such as cytokines, growth factors and anti-integrin Ab reveal unique interactions.

In addition, protein-protein interactions are confirmed using two yeast hybrid methodology (Curr Opin Chem Biol. 1999, 3:64). A vector carrying a library of proteins fused to the activation domain of a transcription factor is introduced into yeast expressing a 151P3D4-DNA-binding domain fusion protein and a reporter construct. Protein-protein interaction is detected by colorimetric reporter activity. Specific association with effector molecules and transcription factors directs one of skill to the mode of action of 151P3D4, and thus identifies therapeutic, prognostic, preventative and/or diagnostic targets for cancer. This and similar assays are also used to identify and screen for small molecules that interact with 151P3D4.

Thus it is found that 151P3D4 associates with proteins and small molecules. Accordingly, 151P3D4 and these proteins and small molecules are used for diagnostic, prognostic, preventative and/or therapeutic purposes.

Example 50 Involvement in Adhesion

Cell adhesion plays a critical role in tissue colonization and metastasis. The presence of link motif in 151P3D4 is indicative of its role in cell adhesion. To confirm that 151P3D4 plays a role in cell adhesion, control cells lacking 151P3D4 are compared to cells expressing 151P3D4, using techniques previously described (see, e.g., Haier et al, Br. J. Cancer. 1999, 80:1867; Lehr and Pienta, J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 1998, 90:118). Briefly, in one embodiment, cells labeled with a fluorescent indicator, such as calcein, are incubated on tissue culture wells coated with media alone or with matrix proteins. Adherent cells are detected by fluorimetric analysis and percent adhesion is calculated. This experimental system can be used to identify proteins, antibodies and/or small molecules that modulate cell adhesion to extracellular matrix and cell-cell interaction. Since cell adhesion plays a critical role in tumor growth, progression, and, colonization, the gene involved in this process can serves as a diagnostic, preventative and therapeutic modality.

Throughout this application, various website data content, publications, patent applications and patents are referenced. (Websites are referenced by their Uniform Resource Locator, or URL, addresses on the World Wide Web). The disclosures of each of these references are hereby incorporated by reference herein in their entireties.

The present invention is not to be limited in scope by the embodiments disclosed herein, which are intended as single illustrations of individual aspects of the invention, and any that are functionally equivalent are within the scope of the invention. Various modifications to the models and methods of the invention, in addition to those described herein, will become apparent to those skilled in the art from the foregoing description and teachings, and are similarly intended to fall within the scope of the invention. Such modifications or other embodiments can be practiced without departing from the true scope and spirit of the invention.

TABLE I Tissues that Express 151P3D4 When Malignant Bladder Kidney Colon Lung Ovary Breast Stomach Uterus

TABLE II Amino Acid Abbreviations SINGLE LETTER THREE LETTER FULL NAME F Phe phenylalanine L Leu leucine S Ser serine Y Tyr tyrosine C Cys cysteine W Trp tryptophan P Pro proline H His histidine Q Gln glutamine R Arg arginine I Ile isoleucine M Met methionine T Thr threonine N Asn asparagine K Lys lysine V Val valine A Ala alanine D Asp aspartic acid E Glu glutamic acid G Gly glycine

TABLE III Amino Acid Substitution Matrix A C D E F G H I K L M N P Q R S T V W Y . 4 0 −2 −1 −2 0 −2 −1 −1 −1 −1 −2 −1 −1 −1 1 0 0 −3 −2 A 9 −3 −4 −2 −3 −3 −1 −3 −1 −1 −3 −3 −3 −3 −1 −1 −1 −2 −2 C 6 2 −3 −1 −1 −3 −1 −4 −3 1 −1 0 −2 0 −1 −3 −4 −3 D 5 −3 −2 0 −3 1 −3 −2 0 −1 2 0 0 −1 −2 −3 −2 E 6 −3 −1 0 −3 0 0 −3 −4 −3 −3 −2 −2 −1 1 3 F 6 −2 −4 −2 −4 −3 0 −2 −2 −2 0 −2 −3 −2 −3 G 8 −3 −1 −3 −2 1 −2 0 0 −1 −2 −3 −2 2 H 4 −3 2 1 −3 −3 −3 −3 −2 −1 3 −3 −1 I 5 −2 −1 0 −1 1 2 0 −1 −2 −3 −2 K 4 2 −3 −3 −2 −2 −2 −1 1 −2 −1 L 5 −2 −2 0 −1 −1 −1 1 −1 −1 M 6 −2 0 0 1 0 −3 −4 −2 N 7 −1 −2 −1 −1 −2 −4 −3 P 5 1 0 −1 −2 −2 −1 Q 5 −1 −1 −3 −3 −2 R 4 1 −2 −3 −2 S 5 0 −2 −2 T 4 −3 −1 V 11 2 W 7 Y Adapted from the GCG Software 9.0 BLOSUM62 amino acid substitution matrix (block substitution matrix). The higher the value, the more likely a substitution is found in related, natural proteins. (See URL located on the World Wide Web at (.ikp.unibe.ch/manual/blosum62.html))

TABLE IV (A) HLA Class I Supermotifs/Motifs POSITION POSITION POSITION C Terminus 2 (Primary 3 (Primary (Primary Anchor) Anchor) Anchor) SUPER- MOTIFS A1 TI LVMS FWY A2 LIVM ATQ IV MATL A3 VSMA TLI RK A24 YF WIVLMT FI YWLM B7 P VILF MWYA B27 RHK FYL WMIVA B44 E D FWYLIMVA B58 ATS FWY LIVMA B62 QL IVMP FWYMIVLA MOTIFS A1 TSM Y A1 DE AS Y A2.1 LM VQIAT V LIMAT A3 LMVISATF CGD KYR HFA A11 VTMLISAGN CDF K RYH A24 YFWM FLIW A*3101 MVT ALIS R K A*3301 MVALF IST RK A*6801 AVT MSLI RK B*0702 P LMF WYAIV B*3501 P LMFWY IVA B51 P LIVF WYAM B*5301 P IMFWY ALV B*5401 P ATIV LMFWY Bolded residues are preferred, italicized residues are less preferred: A peptide is considered motif-bearing if it has primary anchors at each primary anchor position for a motif or supermotif as specified in the above table.

TABLE IV (B) HLA Class II Supermotif 1 6 9 W, F, Y, V, .I, L A, V, I, L, P, C, S, T A, V, I, L, C, S, T, M, Y

TABLE IV (C) HLA Class II Motifs MOTIFS 1° anchor 1 2 3 4 5 1° anchor 6 7 8 9 DR4 preferred FMYLIVW M T I VSTCPALIM MH MH deleterious W R WDE DR1 preferred MFLIVWY PAMQ VMATSPLIC M AVM deleterious C CH FD CWD GDE D DR7 preferred MFLIVWY M W A IVMSACTPL M IV deleterious C G GRD N G DR3 MOTIFS 1° anchor 1 2 3 1° anchor 4 5 1° anchor 6 motif a LIVMFY D preferred motif b LIVMFAY DNQEST KRH preferred DR Supermotif MFLIVWY VMSTACPLI Italicized residues indicate less preferred or “tolerated” residues

TABLE IV (D) HLA Class I Supermotifs SUPER- POSITION: MOTIFS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 C-terminus A1 1° Anchor 1° Anchor TILVMS FWY A2 1° Anchor 1° Anchor LIVMAT LIVMAT Q A3 preferred 1° Anchor YFW YFW YFW P 1° Anchor VSMATL (4/5) (3/5) (4/5) (4/5) RK I deleterious DE (3/5); DE P (5/5) (4/5) A24 1° Anchor 1° Anchor YFWIVL FTYWLM MT B7 preferred FWY (5/5) 1° Anchor FWY FWY 1° Anchor LIVM (3/5) P (4/5) (3/5) VILFMWYA deleterious DE (3/5); DE G QN DE P(5/5); (3/5) (4/5) (4/5) (4/5) G(4/5); A(3/5); QN(3/5) B27 1° Anchor 1° Anchor RHK FYLWMIVA B44 1° Anchor ° Anchor ED 1FWYLIMV A B58 1° Anchor 1° Anchor ATS FWYLIVMA B62 1° Anchor 1° Anchor QLIVMP FWYMIVLA Italicized residues indicate less preferred or “tolerated” residues

TABLE IV (E) HLA Class I Motifs POSITION: 9 or 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 C-terminus C-terminus A1 preferred GFYW 1° Anchor DEA YFW P DEQN YFW 1° Anchor 9-mer STM Y deleterious DE RHKLIVMP A G A A1 preferred GRHK ASTCLIVM 1° Anchor GSTC ASTC LIVM DE 1° Anchor 9-mer DEAS Y deleterious A RHKDEPY DE PQN RHK PG GP FW A1 preferred YFW 1° Anchor DEAQN A YFWQN PASTC GDE P 1° Anchor 10- STM Y mer deleterious GP RHKGLIVM DE RHK QNA RHKYFW RHK A A1 preferred YFW STCLIVM 1° Anchor A YFW PG G YFW 1° Anchor 10- DEAS Y mer deleterious RHK RHKDEPY P G PRHK QN FW A2.1 preferred YFW 1° Anchor YFW STC YFW A P 1° Anchor 9-mer LMIVQAT VLIMAT deleterious DEP DERKH RKH DERKH Italicized residues indicate less preferred or “tolerated” residues

TABLE IV (E) HLA Class I Motifs, continued POSITION: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C-Terminus A2.1 preferred AYFW 1° Anchor LVIM G G FYWL 1° Anchor 10-mer LMIVQAT VIM VLIMAT deleterious DEP DE RKHA P RKH DERKH RKH A3 preferred RHK 1° Anchor YFW PRHKYFW A YFW P 1° Anchor LMVISATFCGD KYRHFA deleterious DEP DE A11 preferred A 1° Anchor YFW YFW A YFW YFW P 1° Anchor VTLMISAGNCDF KRYH deleterious DEP A G A24 preferred YFWRHK 1° Anchor STC YFW YFW 1° Anchor 9-mer YFWM FLIW deleterious DEG DE G QNP DERHK G AQN A24 preferred 1° Anchor P YFWP P 1° Anchor 10-mer YFWM FLIW deleterious GDE QN RHK DE A QN DEA A3101 preferred RHK 1° Anchor YFW P YFW YFW AP 1° Anchor MVTALIS RK deleterious DEP DE ADE DE DE DE A3301 preferred 1° Anchor YFW AYFW 1° Anchor MVALFIST RK deleterious GP DE Italicized residues indicate less preferred or “tolerated” residues

TABLE IV (E) HLA Class I Motifs, continued POSITION: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C-Terminus A6801 preferred YFWSTC 1° Anchor YFWE YFW P 1° Anchor AVTMSLI IVM RK deleterious GP DEG RHK A B0702 preferred RHKFWY 1° Anchor RHK RHK RHK RHK PA 1° Anchor P LMFWYAI V deleterious DEQNP DEP DE DE GDE QN DE B3501 preferred FWYLIV 1° Anchor FWY FWY 1° Anchor M P LMFWYIV A deleterious AGP G G B51 preferred LIVMFW 1° Anchor FWY STC FWY G FWY 1° Anchor Y P LIVFWYA M deleterious AGPDER DE G DEQN GDE HKSTC B5301 preferred LIVMFW 1° Anchor FWY STC FWY LIVM FWY 1° Anchor Y P FWY IMFWYAL V deleterious AGPQN G RHKQ DE N B5401 preferred FWY 1° Anchor FWY LIVM ALIV FWYAP 1° Anchor P LIVM M ATIVLMF WY deleterious GPQNDE GDE RHKDE DE QNDG DE STC E Italicized residues indicate less preferred or “tolerated” residues. The information in this Table is specific for 9-mers unless otherwise specified.

TABLE V Pos 123456789 Score SeqID v.1-A1-9mers: 151P3D4 126 ITDLTLEDY 62.500 Portion of 264 LIHPTKLTY 25.000 SEQ ID 14 WADHLSDNY 25.000 NO: 3; 130 TLEDYGRYK 18.000 each start 57 VTLPCKFYR 12.500 position is 280 LNDGAQIAK 12.500 specified, 230 NTVPGVRNY 12.500 the length 153 ALDLQGVVF 10.000 of peptide 18 LSDNYTLDH 3.750 is 9 amino 293 FAAWKILGY 2.500 acids, the 155 DLQGVVFPY 2.500 end 144 GLEDDTVVV 1.800 position 43 EAEQAKVFS 1.800 for each 41 LVEAEQAKV 1.800 peptide is 213 GSVQYPITK 1.500 the start 183 DQDAVIASF 1.500 position 119 DSDASLVIT 1.500 plus eight. 64 YRDPTAFGS 1.250 129 LTLEDYGRY 1.250 201 GLDWCNAGW 1.000 181 CLDQDAVIA 1.000 23 TLDHDRAIH 1.000 209 WLSDGSVQY 1.000 308 WLADGSVRY 1.000 68 TAFGSGIHK 1.000 33 QAENGPHLL 0.900 141 VIEGLEDDT 0.900 254 TSNFNGRFY 0.750 117 GSDSDASLV 0.750 255 SNFNGRFYY 0.625 337 FPDKKHKLY 0.625 56 NVTLPCKFY 0.500 335 VGFPDKKHK 0.500 187 VIASFDQLY 0.500 158 GVVFPYFPR 0.500 91 EVDVFVSMG 0.500 325 CSPTEAAVR 0.300 253 FTSNFNGRF 0.250 103 KTYGGYQGR 0.250 303 RCDAGWLAD 0.250 97 SMGYHKKTY 0.250 327 PTEAAVRFV 0.225 89 LKEVDVFVS 0.225 159 VVFPYFPRL 0.200 95 FVSMGYHKK 0.200 128 DLTLEDYGR 0.200 324 RCSPTEAAV 0.200 40 LLVEAEQAK 0.200 329 EAAVRFVGF 0.200 215 VQYPITKPR 0.150 240 FWDKDKSRY 0.125 92 VDVFVSMGY 0.125 161 FPYFPRLGR 0.125 247 RYDVFCFTS 0.125 148 DTVVVALDL 0.125 345 YGVYCFRAY 0.125 343 KLYGVYCFR 0.100 54 GGNVTLPCK 0.100 249 DVFCFTSNF 0.100 289 VGQIFAAWK 0.100 272 YDEAVQACL 0.090 174 FHEAQQACL 0.090 138 KCEVIEGLE 0.090 312 GSVRYPISR 0.075 245 KSRYDVFCF 0.075 210 LSDGSVQYP 0.075 71 GSGIHKIRI 0.075 85 TSDYLKEVD 0.075 314 VRYPISRPR 0.050 219 ITKPREPCG 0.050 4 LLLLVLISI 0.050 309 LADGSVRYP 0.050 185 DAVIASFDQ 0.050 176 EAQQACLDQ 0.050 146 EDDTVVVAL 0.050 270 LTYDEAVQA 0.050 166 RLGRYNLNF 0.050 150 VVVALDLQG 0.050 107 GYQGRVFLK 0.050 6 LLVLISICW 0.050 3 SLLLLVLIS 0.050 326 SPTEAAVRF 0.050 72 SGIHKIRIK 0.050 123 SLVITDLTL 0.050 145 LEDDTVVVA 0.050 251 FCFTSNFNG 0.050 232 VPGVRNYGF 0.050 131 LEDYGRYKC 0.050 222 PREPCGGQN 0.045 156 LQGVVFPYF 0.030 189 ASFDQLYDA 0.030 2 KSLLLLVLI 0.030 162 PYFPRLGRY 0.025 316 YPISRPRRR 0.025 55 GNVTLPCKF 0.025 190 SFDQLYDAW 0.025 105 YGGYQGRVF 0.025 70 FGSGIHKIR 0.025 271 TYDEAVQAC 0.025 194 LYDAWRGGL 0.025 v.2-A1-9mers: 151P3D4 34 KVDLLVPTK 20.000 Portion of 385 SLEEGLGGK 18.000 SEQ ID 183 TLEEKRKEK 18.000 NO: 5; each 123 NTNPSRRPY 12.500 start 1 MLEHTTKTF 9.000 position is 97 SCEGINISG 4.500 specified, 59 FVGSYKLAY 2.500 the length 367 PADLAGSGY 2.500 of peptide 220 YTESPGGGS 2.250 is 9 amino 238 TIAPLAATR 2.000 acids, the 208 QAEKNMKKK 1.800 end 157 ASEAYKKVC 1.350 position for 354 KSENNSWYV 1.350 each 226 GGSPRGLGF 1.250 peptide is 302 STYDSLSPY 1.250 the start 188 RKEKAEIHY 1.125 position 400 KAENGPHLL 0.900 plus eight. 191 KAEIHYRKN 0.900 17 VVESIRDHS 0.900 382 AIESLEEGL 0.900 51 AKDFGHVQF 0.500 7 KTFPLRALH 0.500 134 QVPSRIFWR 0.500 296 SCPTSSSTY 0.500 70 DGEHWTVYQ 0.450 105 GSFCRNKLK 0.300 103 ISGSFCRNK 0.300 373 SGYCGALWK 0.250 180 VTATLEEKR 0.250 37 LLVPTKVTG 0.200 389 GLGGKQKDK 0.200 168 GAPHEVGWK 0.200 181 TATLEEKRK 0.200 179 AVTATLEEK 0.200 56 HVQFVGSYK 0.200 306 SLSPYGPRN 0.200 361 YVENGRPAD 0.180 323 PSGGGGLKK 0.150 207 KQAEKNMKK 0.150 222 ESPGGGSPR 0.150 295 SSCPTSSST 0.150 305 DSLSPYGPR 0.150 83 RKDKVLLGR 0.125 68 SNDGEHWTV 0.125 101 INISGSFCR 0.125 169 APHEVGWKY 0.125 46 IITQGAKDF 0.100 150 SCCPQGHAS 0.100 154 QGHASEAYK 0.100 75 TVYQDEKQR 0.100 78 QDEKQRKDK 0.090 384 ESLEEGLGG 0.075 133 FQVPSRIFW 0.075 279 ASPAAWLPL 0.075 4 HTTKTFPLR 0.050 145 KADGGSCCP 0.050 95 VVSCEGINI 0.050 280 SPAAWLPLR 0.050 346 RGKPQRKPK 0.050 265 HRPPALSAR 0.050 377 GALWKAIES 0.050 44 TGIITQGAK 0.050 326 GGGLKKPAR 0.050 288 RTPWTRPSS 0.050 322 SPSGGGGLK 0.050 237 KTIAPLAAT 0.050 167 SGPHEVGW 0.050 112 LKYLAFLHK 0.050 121 RMNTNPSRR 0.050 303 TYDSLSPYG 0.050 199 NKQLMRLQK 0.050 386 LEEGLGGKQ 0.045 372 GSGYCGALW 0.030 261 GSSAHRPPA 0.030 262 SSAHRPPAL 0.030 69 NDGEHWTVY 0.025 74 WTVYQDEKQ 0.025 21 IRDHSGQKM 0.025 314 NPLPNPRHS 0.025 291 WTRPSSCPT 0.025 99 EGINISGSF 0.025 43 VTGIITQGA 0.025 316 LPNPRHSPS 0.025 47 ITQGAKDFG 0.025 55 GHVQFVGSY 0.025 274 APVPAASPA 0.025 211 KNMKKKIDK 0.025 284 WLPLRTPWT 0.020 241 PLAATRATR 0.020 190 EKAEIHYRK 0.020 344 LARGKPQRK 0.020 20 SIRDHSGQK 0.020 163 KVCLSGAPH 0.020 155 GHASEAYKK 0.020 369 DLAGSGYCG 0.020 87 VLLGRKAVV 0.020 343 VLARGKPQR 0.020 12 RALHIVVES 0.020 203 MRLQKQAEK 0.020 358 NSWYVENGR 0.015

TABLE VI Pos 1234567890 Score SeqID v.1-A1-10mers: 151P3D4 91 EVDVFVSMGY 125.000 Portion of 41 LVEAEQAKVF 9.000 SEQ ID 33 QAENGPHLLV 4.500 NO: 3; 43 EAEQAKVFSH 4.500 each start 254 TSNFNGRFYY 3.750 position is 117 GSDSDASLVI 3.750 specified, 181 CLDQDAVIAS 2.500 the length 23 TLDHDRAIHI 2.500 of peptide 263 YLIHPTKLTY 2.500 is 10 324 RCSPTEAAVR 2.000 amino 130 TLEDYGRYKC 1.800 acids, the 144 GLEDDTVVVA 1.800 end 85 TSDYLKEVDV 1.500 position 210 LSDGSVQYPI 1.500 for each 126 ITDLTLEDYG 1.250 peptide is 253 FTSNFNGRFY 1.250 the start 327 PTEAAVRFVG 1.125 position 303 RCDAGWLADG 1.000 plus nine. 279 CLNDGAQIAK 1.000 309 LADGSVRYPI 1.000 141 VIEGLEDDTV 0.900 96 VSMGYHKKTY 0.750 190 SFDQLYDAWR 0.500 125 VITDLTLEDY 0.500 201 GLDWCNAGWL 0.500 56 NVTLPCKFYR 0.500 128 DLTLEDYGRY 0.500 14 WADHLSDNYT 0.500 129 LTLEDYGRYK 0.500 186 AVIASFDQLY 0.500 138 KCEVIEGLED 0.450 93 DVFVSMGYHK 0.400 288 KVGQIFAAWK 0.400 119 DSDASLVITD 0.375 71 GSGIHKIRIK 0.300 325 CSPTEAAVRF 0.300 106 GGYQGRVFLK 0.250 64 YRDPTAFGSG 0.250 67 PTAFGSGIHK 0.250 280 LNDGAQIAKV 0.250 230 NTVPGVRNYG 0.250 212 DGSVQYPITK 0.250 39 HLLVEAEQAK 0.200 155 DLQGVVFPYF 0.200 334 FVGFPDKKHK 0.200 231 TVPGVRNYGF 0.200 152 VALDLQGVVF 0.200 154 LDLQGVVFPY 0.125 292 IFAAWKILGY 0.125 161 FPYFPRLGRY 0.125 55 GNVTLPCKFY 0.125 157 QGVVFPYFPR 0.125 229 QNTVPGVRNY 0.125 311 DGSVRYPISR 0.125 81 WTKLTSDYLK 0.100 53 RGGNVTLPCK 0.100 314 VRYPISRPRR 0.100 214 SVQYPITKPR 0.100 251 FCFTSNFNGR 0.100 159 VVFPYFPRLG 0.100 153 ALDLQGVVFP 0.100 89 LKEVDVFVSM 0.090 18 LSDNYTLDHD 0.075 2 KSLLLLVLIS 0.075 122 ASLVITDLTL 0.075 337 FPDKKHKLYG 0.062 291 QIFAAWKILG 0.050 22 YTLDHDRAIH 0.050 236 RNYGFWDKDK 0.050 145 LEDDTVVVAL 0.050 149 TVVVALDLQG 0.050 35 ENGPHLLVEA 0.050 57 VTLPCKFYRD 0.050 343 KLYGVYCFRA 0.050 208 GWLSDGSVQY 0.050 3 SLLLLVLISI 0.050 17 HLSDNYTLDH 0.050 271 TYDEAVQACL 0.050 307 GWLADGSVRY 0.050 5 LLLVLISICW 0.050 222 PREPCGGQNT 0.045 272 YDEAVQACLN 0.045 331 AVRFVGFPDK 0.040 247 RYDVFCFTSN 0.025 13 CWADHLSDNY 0.025 242 DKDKSRYDVF 0.025 219 ITKPREPCGG 0.025 160 VFPYFPRLGR 0.025 238 YGFWDKDKSR 0.025 103 KTYGGYQGRV 0.025 344 LYGVYCFRAY 0.025 335 VGFPDKKHKL 0.025 270 LTYDEAVQAC 0.025 54 GGNVTLPCKF 0.025 148 DTVVVALDLQ 0.025 336 GFPDKKHKLY 0.025 227 GGQNTVPGVR 0.025 31 HIQAENGPHL 0.020 40 LLVEAEQAKV 0.020 269 KLTYDEAVQA 0.020 v.2-A1-10mers: 151P3D4 191 KAEIHYRKNK 18.000 Portion of 295 SSCPTSSSTY 7.500 SEQ ID NO: 68 SNDGEHWTVY 6.250 5; each start 400 KAENGPHLLV 4.500 position is 105 GSFCRNKLKY 3.750 specified, the 157 ASEAYKKVCL 2.700 length of 361 YVENGRPADL 1.800 peptide is 10 77 YQDEKQRKDK 1.500 amino acids, 372 GSGYCGALWK 1.500 the end 7 KTFPLRALHI 1.250 position for 382 AIESLEEGLG 0.900 each peptide 385 SLEEGLGGKQ 0.900 is the start 386 LEEGLGGKQK 0.900 position plus 183 TLEEKRKEKA 0.900 nine. 17 VVESIRDHSG 0.900 97 SCEGINISGS 0.900 133 FQVPSRIFWR 0.750 301 SSTYDSLSPY 0.750 145 KADGGSCCPQ 0.500 123 NTNPSRRPYH 0.500 182 ATLEEKRKEK 0.500 43 VTGIITQGAK 0.500 168 GAPHEVGWKY 0.500 34 KVDLLVPTKV 0.500 278 AASPAAWLPL 0.500 100 GINISGSFCR 0.500 237 KTIAPLAATR 0.500 167 SGAPHEVGWK 0.500 21 IRDHSGQKMK 0.500 180 VTATLEEKRK 0.500 24 HSGQKMKQDK 0.300 321 HSPSGGGGLK 0.300 384 ESLEEGLGGK 0.300 279 ASPAAWLPLR 0.300 354 KSENNSWYVE 0.270 74 WTVYQDEKQR 0.250 322 SPSGGGGLKK 0.250 250 IGHPGGRTPR 0.250 220 YTESPGGGSP 0.225 102 NISGSFCRNK 0.200 75 TVYQDEKQRK 0.200 342 NVLARGKPQR 0.200 178 QAVTATLEEK 0.200 47 ITQGAKDFGH 0.125 152 CPQGHASEAY 0.125 122 MNTNPSRRPY 0.125 58 QFVGSYKLAY 0.125 366 RPADLAGSGY 0.125 225 GGGSPRGLGF 0.125 54 FGHVQFVGSY 0.125 238 TIAPLAATRA 0.100 154 QGHASEAYKK 0.100 284 WLPLRTPWTR 0.100 45 GIITQGAKDF 0.100 13 ALHIVVESIR 0.100 179 AVTATLEEKR 0.100 37 LLVPTKVTGI 0.100 111 KLKYLAFLHK 0.100 1 MLEHTTKTFP 0.090 208 QAEKNMKKKI 0.090 227 GSPRGLGFIF 0.075 96 VSCEGINISG 0.075 240 APLAATRATR 0.050 115 LAFLHKRMNT 0.050 104 SGSFCRNKLK 0.050 367 PADLAGSGYC 0.050 206 QKQAEKNMKK 0.050 302 STYDSLSPYG 0.050 221 TESPGGGSPR 0.050 129 RPYHFQVPSR 0.050 94 VVVSCEGINI 0.050 291 WTRPSSCPTS 0.050 83 RKDKVLLGRK 0.050 274 APVPAASPAA 0.050 216 KIDKYTESPG 0.050 388 EGLGGKQKDK 0.050 325 GGGGLKKPAR 0.050 124 TNPSRRPYHF 0.050 316 LPNPRHSPSG 0.050 210 EKNMKKKIDK 0.050 70 DGEHWTVYQD 0.045 188 RKEKAEIHYR 0.045 30 KQDKKVDLLV 0.037 19 ESIRDHSGQK 0.030 305 DSLSPYGPRN 0.030 261 GSSAHRPPAL 0.030 262 SSAHRPPALS 0.030 222 ESPGGGSPRG 0.030 207 KQAEKNMKKK 0.030 166 LSGAPHEVGW 0.030 288 RTPWTRPSSC 0.025 198 KNKQLMRLQK 0.025 228 SPRGLGFIFK 0.025 357 NNSWYVENGR 0.025 226 GGSPRGLGFI 0.025 51 AKDFGHVQFV 0.025 247 ATRIGHPGGR 0.025 202 LMRLQKQAEK 0.020 59 FVGSYKLAYS 0.020 33 KKVDLLVPTK 0.020

TABLE VII Pos 123456789 Score SeqID v.1-A2-9mers: 151P3D4 88 YLKEVDVFV 252.512 Portion of 4 LLLLVLISI 150.931 SEQ ID 7 LVLISICWA 34.588 NO: 3; 263 YLIHPTKLT 34.279 each start 5 LLLVLISIC 29.468 position is 151 VVALDLQGV 23.795 specified, 159 VVFPYFPRL 22.339 the length 123 SLVITDLTL 21.362 of peptide 84 LTSDYLKEV 15.486 is 9 amino 32 IQAENGPHL 15.096 acids, the 298 ILGYDRCDA 8.446 end 279 CLNDGAQIA 8.351 position 290 GQIFAAWKI 7.933 for each 291 QIFAAWKIL 7.575 peptide is 144 GLEDDTVVV 7.483 the start 90 KEVDVFVSM 2.634 position 106 GGYQGRVFL 2.454 plus eight. 2 KSLLLLVLI 2.028 22 YTLDHDRAI 2.022 257 FNGRFYYLI 1.786 186 AVIASFDQL 1.740 270 LTYDEAVQA 1.539 209 WLSDGSVQY 1.405 308 WLADGSVRY 1.405 343 KLYGVYCFR 1.377 34 AENGPHLLV 1.352 76 KIRIKWTKL 1.328 152 VALDLQGVV 1.328 189 ASFDQLYDA 1.132 142 IEGLEDDTV 1.127 227 GGQNTVPGV 1.044 181 CLDQDAVIA 0.815 41 LVEAEQAKV 0.662 137 YKCEVIEGL 0.631 116 GGSDSDASL 0.572 178 QQACLDQDA 0.504 306 AGWLADGSV 0.490 207 AGWLSDGSV 0.490 179 QACLDQDAV 0.473 324 RCSPTEAAV 0.454 346 GVYCFRAYN 0.436 180 ACLDQDAVI 0.424 276 VQACLNDGA 0.420 193 QLYDAWRGG 0.332 284 AQIAKVGQI 0.316 86 SDYLKEVDV 0.309 39 HLLVEAEQA 0.306 96 VSMGYHKKT 0.306 202 LDWCNAGWL 0.299 3 SLLLLVLIS 0.260 145 LEDDTVVVA 0.254 278 ACLNDGAQI 0.252 281 NDGAQIAKV 0.222 143 EGLEDDTVV 0.212 172 LNFHEAQQA 0.204 8 VLISICWAD 0.190 117 GSDSDASLV 0.182 268 TKLTYDEAV 0.175 256 NFNGRFYYL 0.155 223 REPCGGQNT 0.145 246 SRYDVFCFT 0.142 156 LQGVVFPYF 0.134 81 WTKLTSDYL 0.129 6 LLVLISICW 0.127 10 ISICWADHL 0.116 40 LLVEAEQAK 0.104 24 LDHDRAIHI 0.101 287 AKVGQIFAA 0.092 50 FSHRGGNVT 0.092 122 ASLVITDLT 0.088 83 KLTSDYLKE 0.078 36 NGPHLLVEA 0.075 155 DLQGVVFPY 0.075 166 RLGRYNLNF 0.075 71 GSGIHKIRI 0.068 187 VIASFDQLY 0.066 108 YQGRVFLKG 0.066 131 LEDYGRYKC 0.066 336 GFPDKKHKL 0.061 255 SNFNGRFYY 0.057 15 ADHLSDNYT 0.057 199 RGGLDWCNA 0.055 141 VIEGLEDDT 0.055 97 SMGYHKKTY 0.054 121 DASLVITDL 0.051 262 YYLIHPTKL 0.050 164 FPRLGRYNL 0.049 251 FCFTSNFNG 0.048 1 MKSLLLLVL 0.048 288 KVGQIFAAW 0.043 57 VTLPCKFYR 0.042 260 RFYYLIHPT 0.038 56 NVTLPCKFY 0.036 231 TVPGVRNYG 0.036 224 EPCGGQNTV 0.034 53 RGGNVTLPC 0.032 334 FVGFPDKKH 0.030 201 GLDWCNAGW 0.030 9 LISICWADH 0.030 58 TLPCKFYRD 0.028 v.2-A2-9mers: 151P3D4 378 ALWKAIESL 199.826 Portion of 284 WLPLRTPWT 188.536 SEQ ID 87 VLLGRKAVV 179.368 NO: 5; 234 FIFKTIAPL 114.985 each start 86 KVLLGRKAV 78.811 position is 165 CLSGAPHEV 69.552 specified, 88 LLGRKAVVV 48.478 the length 114 YLAFLHKRM 22.853 of peptide 231 GLGFIFKTI 19.822 is 9 amino 201 QLMRLQKQA 18.382 acids, the 52 KDFGHVQFV 15.825 end 57 VQFVGSYKL 13.624 position 13 ALHIVVESI 11.758 for each 230 RGLGFIFKT 9.124 peptide is 9 FPLRALHIV 7.287 the start 67 YSNDGEHWT 5.046 position 354 KSENNSWYV 4.195 plus eight. 100 GINISGSFC 3.757 38 LVPTKVTGI 3.569 30 KQDKKVDLL 3.417 95 VVSCEGINI 1.552 110 NKLKYLAFL 1.389 68 SNDGEHWTV 1.362 138 RIFWRQEKA 1.238 336 CQGQKHNVL 0.888 36 DLLVPTKVT 0.848 237 KTIAPLAAT 0.833 117 FLHKRMNTN 0.788 362 VENGRPADL 0.706 172 EVGWKYQAV 0.685 107 FCRNKLKYL 0.617 35 VDLLVPTKV 0.608 81 KQRKDKVLL 0.576 375 YCGALWKAI 0.533 93 AVVVSCEGI 0.447 308 SPYGPRNPL 0.446 158 SEAYKKVCL 0.415 27 QKMKQDKKV 0.357 175 WKYQAVTAT 0.35 33 KKVDLLVPT 0.342 232 LGFIFKTIA 0.318 173 VGWKYQAVT 0.281 289 TPWTRPSSC 0.269 242 LAATRATRI 0.246 279 ASPAAWLPL 0.237 29 MKQDKKVDL 0.207 156 HASEAYKKV 0.202 133 FQVPSRIFW 0.191 370 LAGSGYCGA 0.176 262 SSAHRPPAL 0.139 104 SGSFCRNKL 0.139 249 RIGHPGGRT 0.133 37 LLVPTKVTG 0.127 131 YHFQVPSRI 0.123 399 RKAENGPHL 0.122 239 IAPLAATRA 0.117 43 VTGIITQGA 0.117 49 QGAKDFGHV 0.112 227 GSPRGLGFI 0.112 299 TSSSTYDSL 0.102 134 QVPSRIFWR 0.096 382 AIESLEEGL 0.092 194 IHYRKNKQL 0.081 268 PALSARAPV 0.079 306 SLSPYGPRN 0.075 256 RTPRAGSSA 0.069 197 RKNKQLMRL 0.068 400 KAENGPHLL 0.066 270 LSARAPVPA 0.055 111 KLKYLAFLH 0.053 42 KVTGIITQG 0.052 393 KQKDKERKA 0.051 295 SSCPTSSST 0.049 10 PLRALHIVV 0.048 200 KQLMRLQKQ 0.045 48 TQGAKDFGH 0.044 204 RLQKQAEKN 0.037 291 WTRPSSCPT 0.036 240 APLAATRAT 0.036 277 PAASPAAWL 0.036 328 GLKKPARHC 0.035 261 GSSAHRPPA 0.032 337 QGQKHNVLA 0.032 152 CPQGHASEA 0.032 325 GGGGLKKPA 0.032 274 APVPAASPA 0.032 266 RPPALSARA 0.032 236 FKTIAPLAA 0.032 302 STYDSLSPY 0.031 59 FVGSYKLAY 0.030 205 LQKQAEKNM 0.030 64 KLAYSNDGE 0.026 343 VLARGKPQR 0.025 163 KVCLSGAPH 0.023 207 KQAEKNMKK 0.022 16 IVVESIRDH 0.021 102 NISGSFCRN 0.019 116 AFLHKRMNT 0.019 368 ADLAGSGYC 0.018 371 AGSGYCGAL 0.018

TABLE VIII Pos 1234567890 Score SeqID v.1-A2-10mers: 151P3D4 83 KLTSDYLKEV 559.894 Portion of 40 LLVEAEQAKV 484.777 SEQ ID 343 KLYGVYCFRA 322.721 NO: 3; 6 LLVLISICWA 106.837 each start 3 SLLLLVLISI 88.783 position is 193 QLYDAWRGGL 36.436 specified, 4 LLLLVLISIC 29.468 the length 150 VVVALDLQGV 23.795 of peptide 269 KLTYDEAVQA 17.388 is 10 32 IQAENGPHLL 15.096 amino 73 GIHKIRIKWT 12.962 acid, the 48 KVFSHRGGNV 10.245 end 297 KILGYDRCDA 8.846 position 201 GLDWCNAGWL 6.110 for each 255 SNFNGRFYYL 5.392 peptide is 171 NLNFHEAQQA 4.968 the start 326 SPTEAAVRFV 4.710 position 23 TLDHDRAIHI 4.173 plus nine. 285 QIAKVGQIFA 3.757 209 WLSDGSVQYP 3.556 158 GVVFPYFPRL 3.551 270 LTYDEAVQAC 3.540 105 YGGYQGRVFL 3.528 178 QQACLDQDAV 3.455 95 FVSMGYHKKT 2.999 145 LEDDTVVVAL 2.664 9 LISICWADHL 2.447 116 GGSDSDASLV 1.861 290 GQIFAAWKIL 1.510 103 KTYGGYQGRV 1.406 223 REPCGGQNTV 1.352 130 TLEDYGRYKC 1.304 68 TAFGSGIHKI 1.233 144 GLEDDTVVVA 1.229 14 WADHLSDNYT 1.047 226 CGGQNTVPGV 1.044 166 RLGRYNLNFH 0.943 142 IEGLEDDTVV 0.943 335 VGFPDKKHKL 0.877 289 VGQIFAAWKI 0.868 113 FLKGGSDSDA 0.800 308 WLADGSVRYP 0.711 280 LNDGAQIAKV 0.710 50 FSHRGGNVTL 0.641 151 VVALDLQGVV 0.551 122 ASLVITDLTL 0.516 141 VIEGLEDDTV 0.510 177 AQQACLDQDA 0.504 115 KGGSDSDASL 0.488 5 LLLVLISICW 0.469 263 YLIHPTKLTY 0.343 70 FGSGIHKIRI 0.313 108 YQGRVFLKGG 0.304 97 SMGYHKKTYG 0.296 76 KIRIKWTKLT 0.273 188 IASFDQLYDA 0.270 88 YLKEVDVFVS 0.269 196 DAWRGGLDWC 0.266 8 VLISICWADH 0.215 275 AVQACLNDGA 0.213 143 EGLEDDTVVV 0.212 172 LNFHEAQQAC 0.204 180 ACLDQDAVIA 0.202 90 KEVDVFVSMG 0.182 85 TSDYLKEVDV 0.182 277 QACLNDGAQI 0.145 245 KSRYDVFCFT 0.135 340 KKHKLYGVYC 0.133 206 NAGWLSDGSV 0.126 31 HIQAENGPHL 0.100 309 LADGSVRYPI 0.099 140 EVIEGLEDDT 0.098 288 KVGQIFAAWK 0.095 125 VITDLTLEDY 0.080 153 ALDLQGVVFP 0.075 217 YPITKPREPC 0.073 181 CLDQDAVIAS 0.069 120 SDASLVITDL 0.068 163 YFPRLGRYNL 0.068 241 WDKDKSRYDV 0.064 298 ILGYDRCDAG 0.062 33 QAENGPHLLV 0.062 7 LVLISICWAD 0.062 279 CLNDGAQIAK 0.061 173 NFHEAQQACL 0.061 179 QACLDQDAVI 0.059 155 DLQGVVFPYF 0.058 1 MKSLLLLVLI 0.057 42 VEAEQAKVFS 0.056 65 RDPTAFGSGI 0.055 286 IAKVGQIFAA 0.055 156 LQGVVFPYFP 0.054 278 ACLNDGAQIA 0.049 345 YGVYCFRAYN 0.047 210 LSDGSVQYPI 0.046 264 LIHPTKLTYD 0.044 261 FYYLIHPTKL 0.044 283 GAQIAKVGQI 0.043 56 NVTLPCKFYR 0.042 256 NFNGRFYYLI 0.041 v.2-A2-10mers: 151P3D4 87 VLLGRKAVVV 179.368 Portion of 67 YSNDGEHWTV 64.221 SEQ ID NO: 37 LLVPTKVTGI 40.792 5; each start 86 KVLLGRKAVV 32.313 position is 234 FIFKTIAPLA 11.626 specified, 30 KQDKKVDLLV 9.873 the length of 34 KVDLLVPTKV 8.520 peptide is 10 231 GLGFIFKTIA 7.740 amino acids, 200 KQLMRLQKQA 6.523 the end 204 RLQKQAEKNM 4.968 position for 269 ALSARAPVPA 4.968 each peptide 57 VQFVGSYKLA 4.752 is the start 2 LEHTTKTFPL 4.096 position plus 9 FPLRALHIVV 3.168 nine. 164 VCLSGAPHEV 2.856 381 KAIESLEEGL 2.086 28 KMKQDKKVDL 1.890 7 KTFPLRALHI 1.876 373 SGYCGALWKA 1.790 48 TQGAKDFGHV 1.742 94 VVVSCEGINI 1.552 42 KVTGIITQGA 1.521 276 VPAASPAAWL 1.304 377 GALWKAIESL 1.237 212 NMKKKIDKYT 1.036 238 TIAPLAATRA 0.683 115 LAFLHKRMNT 0.651 183 TLEEKRKEKA 0.639 12 RALHIVVESI 0.604 369 DLAGSGYCGA 0.559 361 YVENGRPADL 0.550 284 WLPLRTPWTR 0.514 133 FQVPSRIFWR 0.510 278 AASPAAWLPL 0.504 336 CQGQKHNVLA 0.504 51 AKDFGHVQFV 0.489 230 RGLGFIFKTI 0.479 173 VGWKYQAVTA 0.458 175 WKYQAVTATL 0.437 59 FVGSYKLAYS 0.379 353 PKSENNSWYV 0.359 92 KAVVVSCEGI 0.249 26 GQKMKQDKKV 0.247 103 ISGSFCRNKL 0.237 307 LSPYGPRNPL 0.237 29 MKQDKKVDLL 0.233 241 PLAATRATRI 0.230 193 EIHYRKNKQL 0.220 400 KAENGPHLLV 0.216 20 SIRDHSGQKM 0.213 106 SFCRNKLKYL 0.188 261 GSSAHRPPAL 0.139 270 LSARAPVPAA 0.127 378 ALWKAIESLE 0.124 399 RKAENGPHLL 0.122 88 LLGRKAVVVS 0.119 226 GGSPRGLGFI 0.112 236 FKTIAPLAAT 0.110 38 LVPTKVTGII 0.083 362 VENGRPADLA 0.080 302 STYDSLSPYG 0.075 155 GHASEAYKKV 0.072 273 RAPVPAASPA 0.069 288 RTPWTRPSSC 0.069 263 SAHRPPALSA 0.069 171 HEVGWKYQAV 0.069 117 FLHKRMNTNP 0.069 114 YLAFLHKRMN 0.069 370 LAGSGYCGAL 0.066 56 HVQFVGSYKL 0.064 109 RNKLKYLAFL 0.062 201 QLMRLQKQAE 0.055 207 KQAEKNMKKK 0.050 280 SPAAWLPLRT 0.049 334 RHCQGQKHNV 0.048 46 IITQGAKDFG 0.047 8 TFPLRALHIV 0.046 239 IAPLAATRAT 0.035 233 GFIFKTIAPL 0.034 64 KLAYSNDGEH 0.034 39 VPTKVTGIIT 0.034 151 CCPQGHASEA 0.032 260 AGSSAHRPPA 0.032 324 SGGGGLKKPA 0.032 274 APVPAASPAA 0.032 223 SPGGGSPRGL 0.028 35 VDLLVPTKVT 0.027 343 VLARGKPQRK 0.025 327 GGLKKPARHC 0.024 16 IVVESIRDHS 0.022 283 AWLPLRTPWT 0.021 36 DLLVPTKVTG 0.021 172 EVGWKYQAVT 0.020 194 IHYRKNKQLM 0.019 134 QVPSRIFWRQ 0.019 165 CLSGAPHEVG 0.015 216 KIDKYTESPG 0.014 99 EGINISGSFC 0.013 100 GINISGSFCR 0.012 77 YQDEKQRKDK 0.011

TABLE IX Pos 123456789 Score SeqID v.1-A3-9mers: 151P3D4 343 KLYGVYCFR 135.000 Portion of 40 LLVEAEQAK 45.000 SEQ ID 155 DLQGVVFPY 24.300 NO: 3; 166 RLGRYNLNF 12.000 each start 158 GVVFPYFPR 8.100 position is 130 TLEDYGRYK 6.000 specified, 103 KTYGGYQGR 4.500 the length 159 VVFPYFPRL 4.050 of peptide 4 LLLLVLISI 4.050 is 9 amino 308 WLADGSVRY 4.000 acids, the 209 WLSDGSVQY 4.000 end 128 DLTLEDYGR 3.600 position 68 TAFGSGIHK 3.000 for each 213 GSVQYPITK 2.700 peptide is 153 ALDLQGVVF 2.000 the start 95 FVSMGYHKK 2.000 position 97 SMGYHKKTY 2.000 plus eight. 123 SLVITDLTL 1.800 57 VTLPCKFYR 1.350 187 VIASFDQLY 1.200 264 LIHPTKLTY 1.200 249 DVFCFTSNF 0.900 6 LLVLISICW 0.900 107 GYQGRVFLK 0.810 215 VQYPITKPR 0.675 144 GLEDDTVVV 0.600 201 GLDWCNAGW 0.600 161 FPYFPRLGR 0.600 312 GSVRYPISR 0.540 88 YLKEVDVFV 0.450 5 LLLVLISIC 0.450 3 SLLLLVLIS 0.360 56 NVTLPCKFY 0.300 39 HLLVEAEQA 0.300 285 QIAKVGQIF 0.300 332 VRFVGFPDK 0.300 126 ITDLTLEDY 0.300 245 KSRYDVFCF 0.270 156 LQGVVFPYF 0.270 186 AVIASFDQL 0.270 288 KVGQIFAAW 0.270 290 GQIFAAWKI 0.243 181 CLDQDAVIA 0.200 23 TLDHDRAIH 0.200 279 CLNDGAQIA 0.200 298 ILGYDRCDA 0.200 235 VRNYGFWDK 0.180 76 KIRIKWTKL 0.180 73 GIHKIRIKW 0.180 58 TLPCKFYRD 0.180 228 GQNTVPGVR 0.162 45 EQAKVFSHR 0.162 261 FYYLIHPTK 0.150 291 QIFAAWKIL 0.150 230 NTVPGVRNY 0.135 8 VLISICWAD 0.135 75 HKIRIKWTK 0.135 333 RFVGFPDKK 0.135 129 LTLEDYGRY 0.135 280 LNDGAQIAK 0.120 293 FAAWKILGY 0.120 255 SNFNGRFYY 0.120 83 KLTSDYLKE 0.120 263 YLIHPTKLT 0.113 54 GGNVTLPCK 0.090 94 VFVSMGYHK 0.090 82 TKLTSDYLK 0.090 253 FTSNFNGRF 0.090 346 GVYCFRAYN 0.090 335 VGFPDKKHK 0.075 289 VGQIFAAWK 0.060 269 KLTYDEAVQ 0.060 232 VPGVRNYGF 0.060 234 GVRNYGFWD 0.054 270 LTYDEAVQA 0.050 7 LVLISICWA 0.045 183 DQDAVIASF 0.041 148 DTVVVALDL 0.041 14 WADHLSDNY 0.040 62 KFYRDPTAF 0.030 239 GFWDKDKSR 0.030 237 NYGFWDKDK 0.030 151 VVALDLQGV 0.030 326 SPTEAAVRF 0.030 81 WTKLTSDYL 0.030 113 FLKGGSDSD 0.030 32 IQAENGPHL 0.027 342 HKLYGVYCF 0.027 284 AQIAKVGQI 0.024 84 LTSDYLKEV 0.022 189 ASFDQLYDA 0.022 2 KSLLLLVLI 0.020 325 CSPTEAAVR 0.020 9 LISICWADH 0.020 337 FPDKKHKLY 0.020 171 NLNFHEAQQ 0.020 41 LVEAEQAKV 0.020 17 HLSDNYTLD 0.020 55 GNVTLPCKF 0.018 92 VDVFVSMGY 0.018 v.2-A3-9mers: 151P3D4 389 GLGGKQKDK 45.000 Portion of 34 KVDLLVPTK 18.000 SEQ ID 183 TLEEKRKEK 15.000 NO: 5; each 385 SLEEGLGGK 13.500 start 212 NMKKKIDKY 6.000 position is 207 KQAEKNMKK 5.400 specified, 378 ALWKAIESL 4.500 the length 231 GLGFIFKTI 4.050 of peptide 121 RMNTNPSRR 4.000 is 9 amino 343 VLARGKPQR 4.000 acids, the 179 AVTATLEEK 3.000 end 56 HVQFVGSYK 3.000 position for 13 ALHIVVESI 2.700 each 59 FVGSYKLAY 2.400 peptide is 338 GQKHNVLAR 2.160 the start 26 GQKMKQDKK 1.800 position 111 KLKYLAFLH 1.800 plus eight. 134 QVPSRIFWR 1.800 302 STYDSLSPY 1.500 75 TVYQDEKQR 1.000 1 MLEHTTKTF 1.000 105 GSFCRNKLK 0.750 20 SIRDHSGQK 0.600 112 LKYLAFLHK 0.600 4 HTTKTFPLR 0.600 238 TIAPLAATR 0.600 168 GAPHEVGWK 0.540 87 VLLGRKAVV 0.450 234 FIFKTIAPL 0.450 241 PLAATRATR 0.400 211 KNMKKKIDK 0.360 344 LARGKPQRK 0.300 165 CLSGAPHEV 0.300 57 VQFVGSYKL 0.270 169 APHEVGWKY 0.270 7 KTFPLRALH 0.225 88 LLGRKAVVV 0.200 373 SGYCGALWK 0.200 180 VTATLEEKR 0.200 155 GHASEAYKK 0.180 280 SPAAWLPLR 0.180 285 LPLRTPWTR 0.180 38 LVPTKVTGI 0.180 30 KQDKKVDLL 0.162 208 QAEKNMKKK 0.150 201 QLMRLQKQA 0.150 358 NSWYVENGR 0.150 192 AEIHYRKNK 0.135 95 VVSCEGINI 0.120 284 WLPLRTPWT 0.100 46 IITQGAKDF 0.100 138 RIFWRQEKA 0.100 114 YLAFLHKRM 0.100 181 TATLEEKRK 0.100 137 SRIFWRQEK 0.090 306 SLSPYGPRN 0.090 228 SPRGLGFIF 0.090 93 AVVVSCEGI 0.090 328 GLKKPARHC 0.090 322 SPSGGGGLK 0.090 113 KYLAFLHKR 0.081 308 SPYGPRNPL 0.068 392 GKQKDKERK 0.060 73 HWTVYQDEK 0.060 382 AIESLEEGL 0.060 64 KLAYSNDGE 0.060 5 TTKTFPLRA 0.060 163 KVCLSGAPH 0.060 125 NPSRRPYHF 0.060 100 GINISGSFC 0.060 81 KQRKDKVLL 0.054 189 KEKAEIHYR 0.054 237 KTIAPLAAT 0.051 55 GHVQFVGSY 0.049 37 LLVPTKVTG 0.045 86 KVLLGRKAV 0.045 190 EKAEIHYRK 0.041 199 NKQLMRLQK 0.040 296 SCPTSSSTY 0.040 10 PLRALHIVV 0.040 101 INISGSFCR 0.036 36 DLLVPTKVT 0.034 323 PSGGGGLKK 0.030 103 ISGSFCRNK 0.030 203 MRLQKQAEK 0.030 117 FLHKRMNTN 0.030 28 KMKQDKKVD 0.030 123 NTNPSRRPY 0.030 369 DLAGSGYCG 0.027 133 FQVPSRIFW 0.027 84 KDKVLLGRK 0.027 42 KVTGIITQG 0.020 204 RLQKQAEKN 0.020 25 SGQKMKQDK 0.020 206 QKQAEKNMK 0.020 244 ATRATRIGH 0.020 202 LMRLQKQAE 0.020 154 QGHASEAYK 0.020 269 ALSARAPVP 0.020 76 VYQDEKQRK 0.020

TABLE X Pos 1234567890 Score SeqID v.1-A3-10mers: 151P3D4 234 GVRNYGFWDK 54.000 Portion 343 KLYGVYCFRA 40.500 of SEQ 279 CLNDGAQIAK 40.000 ID NO: 39 HLLVEAEQAK 30.000 3; each 288 KVGQIFAAWK 18.000 start 263 YLIHPTKLTY 12.000 position 93 DVFVSMGYHK 9.000 is 331 AVRFVGFPDK 6.000 specified, 155 DLQGVVFPYF 4.050 the 3 SLLLLVLISI 4.050 length of 81 WTKLTSDYLK 3.000 peptide is 106 GGYQGRVFLK 2.700 10 amino 193 QLYDAWRGGL 2.700 acids, the 158 GVVFPYFPRL 2.430 end 186 AVIASFDQLY 1.800 position 144 GLEDDTVVVA 1.800 for each 83 KLTSDYLKEV 1.350 peptide is 23 TLDHDRAIHI 1.200 the start 17 HLSDNYTLDH 1.200 position 56 NVTLPCKFYR 1.200 plus nine. 334 FVGFPDKKHK 1.000 5 LLLVLISICW 0.900 231 TVPGVRNYGF 0.900 129 LTLEDYGRYK 0.675 125 VITDLTLEDY 0.600 130 TLEDYGRYKC 0.600 294 AAWKILGYDR 0.600 269 KLTYDEAVQA 0.600 251 FCFTSNFNGR 0.600 201 GLDWCNAGWL 0.540 88 YLKEVDVFVS 0.540 4 LLLLVLISIC 0.450 236 RNYGFWDKDK 0.450 40 LLVEAEQAKV 0.450 6 LLVLISICWA 0.450 91 EVDVFVSMGY 0.360 128 DLTLEDYGRY 0.360 113 FLKGGSDSDA 0.300 214 SVQYPITKPR 0.300 8 VLISICWADH 0.300 332 VRFVGFPDKK 0.300 166 RLGRYNLNFH 0.300 181 CLDQDAVIAS 0.240 103 KTYGGYQGRV 0.203 171 NLNFHEAQQA 0.200 67 PTAFGSGIHK 0.200 9 LISICWADHL 0.180 260 RFYYLIHPTK 0.150 270 LTYDEAVQAC 0.150 284 AQIAKVGQIF 0.135 297 KILGYDRCDA 0.135 41 LVEAEQAKVF 0.100 74 IHKIRIKWTK 0.090 161 FPYFPRLGRY 0.090 48 KVFSHRGGNV 0.090 154 LDLQGVVFPY 0.081 68 TAFGSGIHKI 0.068 239 GFWDKDKSRY 0.060 324 RCSPTEAAVR 0.060 313 SVRYPISRPR 0.060 153 ALDLQGVVFP 0.060 291 QIFAAWKILG 0.060 254 TSNFNGRFYY 0.060 209 WLSDGSVQYP 0.060 31 HIQAENGPHL 0.060 341 KHKLYGVYCF 0.054 255 SNFNGRFYYL 0.054 44 AEQAKVFSHR 0.054 123 SLVITDLTLE 0.045 71 GSGIHKIRIK 0.045 150 VVVALDLQGV 0.045 76 KIRIKWTKLT 0.045 309 LADGSVRYPI 0.041 290 GQIFAAWKIL 0.041 285 QIAKVGQIFA 0.040 212 DGSVQYPITK 0.036 53 RGGNVTLPCK 0.030 94 VFVSMGYHKK 0.030 314 VRYPISRPRR 0.030 141 VIEGLEDDTV 0.030 152 VALDLQGVVF 0.030 86 SDYLKEVDVF 0.030 55 GNVTLPCKFY 0.027 157 QGVVFPYFPR 0.027 32 IQAENGPHLL 0.027 73 GIHKIRIKWT 0.022 96 VSMGYHKKTY 0.022 57 VTLPCKFYRD 0.020 210 LSDGSVQYPI 0.020 298 ILGYDRCDAG 0.020 111 RVFLKGGSDS 0.020 97 SMGYHKKTYG 0.020 275 AVQACLNDGA 0.020 253 FTSNFNGRFY 0.020 306 AGWLADGSVR 0.020 79 IKWTKLTSDY 0.020 208 GWLSDGSVQY 0.018 307 GWLADGSVRY 0.018 127 TDLTLEDYGR 0.018 328 TEAAVRFVGF 0.018 v.2-A3-10mers: 151P3D4 111 KLKYLAFLHK 360.000 Portion of 202 LMRLQKQAEK 20.000 SEQ ID 343 VLARGKPQRK 20.000 NO: 5; 284 WLPLRTPWTR 12.000 each start 75 TVYQDEKQRK 10.000 position is 13 ALHIVVESIR 6.000 specified, 37 LLVPTKVTGI 4.050 the length 100 GINISGSFCR 3.600 of peptide 207 KQAEKNMKKK 2.025 is 10 228 SPRGLGFIFK 1.800 amino 28 KMKQDKKVDL 1.800 acids, the 231 GLGFIFKTIA 1.800 end 7 KTFPLRALHI 1.350 position 133 FQVPSRIFWR 1.215 for each 182 ATLEEKRKEK 1.125 peptide is 237 KTIAPLAATR 0.900 the start 191 KAEIHYRKNK 0.900 position 102 NISGSFCRNK 0.900 plus nine. 189 KEKAEIHYRK 0.810 372 GSGYCGALWK 0.600 322 SPSGGGGLKK 0.600 342 NVLARGKPQR 0.600 105 GSFCRNKLKY 0.600 129 RPYHFQVPSR 0.600 205 LQKQAEKNMK 0.600 168 GAPHEVGWKY 0.540 180 VTATLEEKRK 0.500 178 QAVTATLEEK 0.450 87 VLLGRKAVVV 0.450 45 GIITQGAKDF 0.450 77 YQDEKQRKDK 0.450 179 AVTATLEEKR 0.400 183 TLEEKRKEKA 0.300 43 VTGIITQGAK 0.300 33 KKVDLLVPTK 0.270 198 KNKQLMRLQK 0.240 269 ALSARAPVPA 0.200 64 KLAYSNDGEH 0.180 94 VVVSCEGINI 0.180 56 HVQFVGSYKL 0.180 331 KPARHCQGQK 0.180 74 WTVYQDEKQR 0.150 234 FIFKTIAPLA 0.150 378 ALWKAIESLE 0.150 55 GHVQFVGSYK 0.135 42 KVTGIITQGA 0.135 352 KPKSENNSWY 0.120 311 GPRNPLPNPR 0.120 88 LLGRKAVVVS 0.120 24 HSGQKMKQDK 0.100 204 RLQKQAEKNM 0.100 279 ASPAAWLPLR 0.090 34 KVDLLVPTKV 0.090 369 DLAGSGYCGA 0.090 112 LKYLAFLHKR 0.090 86 KVLLGRKAVV 0.090 389 GLGGKQKDKE 0.090 227 GSPRGLGFIF 0.090 72 EHWTVYQDEK 0.090 212 NMKKKIDKYT 0.075 391 GGKQKDKERK 0.060 154 QGHASEAYKK 0.060 153 PQGHASEAYK 0.060 50 GAKDFGHVQF 0.060 152 CPQGHASEAY 0.060 240 APLAATRATR 0.060 361 YVENGRPADL 0.060 241 PLAATRATRI 0.060 247 ATRIGHPGGR 0.060 328 GLKKPARHCQ 0.060 4 HTTKTFPLRA 0.060 211 KNMKKKIDKY 0.054 58 QFVGSYKLAY 0.054 30 KQDKKVDLLV 0.054 47 ITQGAKDFGH 0.045 165 CLSGAPHEVG 0.045 386 LEEGLGGKQK 0.045 381 KAIESLEEGL 0.041 377 GALWKAIESL 0.041 12 RALHIVVESI 0.041 257 TPRAGSSAHR 0.040 366 RPADLAGSGY 0.040 206 QKQAEKNMKK 0.040 187 KRKEKAEIHY 0.036 384 ESLEEGLGGK 0.030 136 PSRIFWRQEK 0.030 295 SSCPTSSSTY 0.030 301 SSTYDSLSPY 0.030 201 QLMRLQKQAE 0.030 238 TIAPLAATRA 0.030 321 HSPSGGGGLK 0.030 38 LVPTKVTGII 0.027 167 SGAPHEVGWK 0.027 92 KAVVVSCEGI 0.027 134 QVPSRIFWRQ 0.027 337 QGQKHNVLAR 0.024 1 MLEHTTKTFP 0.020 117 FLHKRMNTNP 0.020 20 SIRDHSGQKM 0.020 25 SGQKMKQDKK 0.020

TABLE XI v.1-A11-9 mers: 151P3D4 Pos 123456789 Score Seq ID 158 GVVFPYFPR 5.400 Portion of 107 GYQGRVFLK 3.600 SEQ ID 95 FVSMGYHKK 2.000 NO: 3; each 103 KTYGGYQGR 1.200 start 57 VTLPCKFYR 0.900 position is 333 RFVGFPDKK 0.900 specified, 68 TAFGSGIHK 0.800 the length 261 FYYLIHPTK 0.800 of peptide 94 VFVSMGYHK 0.600 is 9 amino 40 LLVEAEQAK 0.600 acids, the 343 KLYGVYCFR 0.480 end 228 GQNTVPGVR 0.360 position for 315 RYPISRPRR 0.240 each 237 NYGFWDKDK 0.200 peptide is 213 GSVQYPITK 0.180 the start 161 FPYFPRLGR 0.160 position 239 GFWDKDKSR 0.120 plus eight. 215 VQYPITKPR 0.120 280 LNDGAQIAK 0.080 75 HKIRIKWTK 0.060 82 TKLTSDYLK 0.060 54 GGNVTLPCK 0.060 288 KVGQIFAAW 0.060 290 GQIFAAWKI 0.054 128 DLTLEDYGR 0.048 130 TLEDYGRYK 0.040 252 CFTSNFNGR 0.040 332 VRFVGFPDK 0.040 235 VRNYGFWDK 0.040 159 VVFPYFPRL 0.040 312 GSVRYPISR 0.036 45 EQAKVFSHR 0.036 186 AVIASFDQL 0.030 7 LVLISICWA 0.030 73 GIHKIRIKW 0.024 166 RLGRYNLNF 0.024 270 LTYDEAVQA 0.020 335 VGFPDKKHK 0.020 151 VVALDLQGV 0.020 289 VGQIFAAWK 0.020 41 LVEAEQAKV 0.020 307 GWLADGSVR 0.018 234 GVRNYGFWD 0.018 129 LTLEDYGRY 0.015 201 GLDWCNAGW 0.012 346 GVYCFRAYN 0.012 169 RYNLNFHEA 0.012 4 LLLLVLISI 0.012 249 DVFCFTSNF 0.012 6 LLVLISICW 0.012 144 GLEDDTVVV 0.012 300 GYDRCDAGW 0.012 76 KIRIKWTKL 0.012 48 KVFSHRGGN 0.012 62 KFYRDPTAF 0.012 111 RVFLKGGSD 0.012 123 SLVITDLTL 0.012 344 LYGVYCFRA 0.012 93 DVFVSMGYH 0.012 253 FTSNFNGRF 0.010 56 NVTLPCKFY 0.010 334 FVGFPDKKH 0.010 126 ITDLTLEDY 0.010 81 WTKLTSDYL 0.010 148 DTVVVALDL 0.009 284 AQIAKVGQI 0.009 264 LIHPTKLTY 0.008 295 AWKILGYDR 0.008 316 YPISRPRRR 0.006 178 QQACLDQDA 0.006 324 RCSPTEAAV 0.006 150 VVVALDLQG 0.006 276 VQACLNDGA 0.006 32 IQAENGPHL 0.006 331 AVRFVGFPD 0.006 262 YYLIHPTKL 0.006 39 HLLVEAEQA 0.006 156 LQGVVFPYF 0.006 336 GFPDKKHKL 0.006 84 LTSDYLKEV 0.005 20 DNYTLDHDR 0.005 9 LISICWADH 0.004 104 TYGGYQGRV 0.004 325 CSPTEAAVR 0.004 293 FAAWKILGY 0.004 291 QIFAAWKIL 0.004 256 NFNGRFYYL 0.004 164 FPRLGRYNL 0.004 232 VPGVRNYGF 0.004 298 ILGYDRCDA 0.004 209 WLSDGSVQY 0.004 153 ALDLQGVVF 0.004 279 CLNDGAQIA 0.004 286 IAKVGQIFA 0.004 194 LYDAWRGGL 0.004 191 FDQLYDAWR 0.004 181 CLDQDAVIA 0.004 31 HIQAENGPH 0.004 308 WLADGSVRY 0.004 88 YLKEVDVFV 0.004 v.2-A11-9 mers: 151P3D4 Pos 123456789 Score Seq ID 34 KVDLLVPTK 6.000 Portion of 207 KQAEKNMKK 3.600 SEQ ID 56 HVQFVGSYK 2.000 NO: 5; each 179 AVIATLEEK 2.000 start 26 GQKMKQDKK 1.800 position is 134 QVPSRIFWR 1.200 specified, 338 GQKHNVLAR 0.720 the length 389 GLGGKQKDK 0.600 of peptide 168 GAPHEVGWK 0.600 is 9 amino 211 KNMKKKIDK 0.480 acids, the 75 TVYQDEKQR 0.400 end 385 SLEEGLGGK 0.400 position for 76 VYQDEKQRK 0.400 each 20 SIRDHSGQK 0.400 peptide is 113 KYLAFLHKR 0.360 the start 121 RMNTNPSRR 0.240 position 322 SPSGGGGLK 0.200 plus eight. 344 LARGKPQRK 0.200 4 HTTKTFPLR 0.200 183 TLEEKRKEK 0.200 180 VTATLEEKR 0.200 155 GHASEAYKK 0.120 285 LPLRTPWTR 0.120 208 QAEKNMKKK 0.100 181 TATLEEKRK 0.100 238 TIAPLAATR 0.080 343 VLARGKPQR 0.080 373 SGYCGALWK 0.080 112 LKYLAFLHK 0.080 84 KDKVLLGRK 0.060 105 GSFCRNKLK 0.060 392 GKQKDKERK 0.060 7 KTFPLRALH 0.060 163 KVCLSGAPH 0.060 86K VLLGRKAV 0.045 192 AEIHYRKNK 0.045 280 SPAAWLPLR 0.040 95 VVSCEGINI 0.040 199 NKQLMRLQK 0.040 59 FVGSYKLAY 0.040 101 INISGSFCR 0.036 111 KLKYLAFLH 0.036 189 KEKAEIHYR 0.036 22 RDHSGQKMK 0.030 346 RGKPQRKPK 0.030 203 MRLQKQAEK 0.030 44 TGIITQGAK 0.030 137 SRIFWRQEK 0.030 256 RTPRAGSSA 0.030 93 AVVVSCEGI 0.030 83 RKDKVLLGR 0.024 120 KRMNTNPSR 0.024 138 RIFWRQEKA 0.024 57 VQFVGSYKL 0.024 374 GYCGALWKA 0.024 5 TTKTFPLRA 0.020 25 SGQKMKQDK 0.020 332 PARHCQGQK 0.020 38 LVPTKVTGI 0.020 206 QKQAEKNMK 0.020 244 ATRATRIGH 0.020 302 STYDSLSPY 0.020 73 HWTVYQDEK 0.020 154 QGHASEAYK 0.020 81 KQRKDKVLL 0.018 133 FQVPSRIFW 0.018 48 TQGAKDFGH 0.018 30 KQDKKVDLL 0.018 326 GGGLKKPAR 0.012 251 GHPGGRTPR 0.012 176 KYQAVTATL 0.012 190 EKAEIHYRK 0.012 78 QDEKQRKDK 0.010 43 VTGIITQGA 0.010 387 EEGLGGKQK 0.009 241 PLAATRATR 0.008 130 PYHFQVPSR 0.008 378 ALWKAIESL 0.008 358 NSWYVENGR 0.008 196 YRKNKQLMR 0.008 234 FIFKTIAPL 0.008 14 LHIVVESIR 0.006 391 GGKQKDKER 0.006 340 KHNVLARGK 0.006 248 TRIGHPGGR 0.006 87 VLLGRKAVV 0.006 172 EVGWKYQAV 0.006 400 KAENGPHLL 0.006 352 KPKSENNSW 0.006 42 KVTGIITQG 0.006 228 SPRGLGFIF 0.006 231 GLGFIFKTL 0.006 336 CQGQKHNVL 0.006 266 RPPALSARA 0.006 237 KTIAPLAAT 0.005 323 PSGGGGLKK 0.004 229 PRGLGFIFK 0.004 169 APHEVGWKY 0.004 308 SPYGPRNPL 0.004 106 SFCRNKLKY 0.004

TABLE XII v.1-A11-10 mers: 151P3D4 Pos 1234567890 Score Seq ID 234 GVRNYGFWDK 12.000 Portion of 288 KVGQIFAAWK 6.000 SEQ ID 93 DVFVSMGYHK 2.400 NO: 3; each 81 WTKLTSDYLK 2.000 start 331 AVRFVGFPDK 2.000 position is 260 RFYYLIHPTK 1.200 specified, 56 NVTLPCKFYR 1.200 the length 334 FVGFPDKKHK 1.000 of peptide 279 CLNDGAQIAK 0.800 is 10 amino 39 HLLVEAEQAK 0.600 acids, the 106 GGYQGRVFLK 0.360 end 94 VFVSMGYHKK 0.300 position for 67 PTAFGSGIHK 0.200 each 214 SVQYPITKPR 0.200 peptide is 294 AAWKILGYDR 0.160 the start 129 LTLEDYGRYK 0.150 position 236 RNYGFWDKDK 0.120 plus nine. 324 RCSPTEAAVR 0.120 48 KVFSHRGGNV 0.120 158 GVVFPYFPRL 0.090 160 VFPYFPRLGR 0.080 251 FCFTSNFNGR 0.080 343 KLYGVYCFRA 0.072 53 RGGNVTLPCK 0.060 103 KTYGGYQGRV 0.060 74 IHKIRIKWTK 0.040 190 SFDQLYDAWR 0.040 231 TVPGVRNYGF 0.040 332 VRFVGFPDKK 0.040 313 SVRYPISRPR 0.040 186 AVIASFDQLY 0.030 150 VVVALDLQGV 0.030 315 RYPISRPRRR 0.024 275 AVQACLNDGA 0.020 69 AFGSGIHKIR 0.020 151 VVALDLQGVV 0.020 157 QGVVFPYFPR 0.018 297 KILGYDRCDA 0.018 22 YTLDHDRAIH 0.015 290 GQIFAAWKIL 0.013 102 KKTYGGYQGR 0.012 127 TDLTLEDYGR 0.012 227 GGQNTVPGVR 0.012 111 RVFLKGGSDS 0.012 136 RYKCEVIEGL 0.012 300 GYDRCDAGWL 0.012 44 AEQAKVFSHR 0.012 91 EVDVFVSMGY 0.012 239 GFWDKDKSRY 0.012 263 YLIHPTKLTY 0.012 144 GLEDDTVVVA 0.012 212 DGSVQYPITK 0.012 166 RLGRYNLNFH 0.012 5 LLLVLISICW 0.012 3 SLLLLVLISI 0.012 201 GLDWCNAGWL 0.012 99 GYHKKTYGGY 0.012 269 KLTYDEAVQA 0.012 41 LVEAEQAKVF 0.010 284 AQIAKVGQIF 0.009 306 AGWLADGSVR 0.008 314 VRYPISRPRR 0.008 23 TLDHDRAIHI 0.008 17 HLSDNYTLDH 0.008 261 FYYLIHPTKL 0.008 285 QIAKVGQIFA 0.008 193 QLYDAWRGGL 0.008 71 GSGIHKIRIK 0.006 342 HKLYGVYCFR 0.006 7 LVLISICWAD 0.006 124 LVITDLTLED 0.006 286 IAKVGQIFAA 0.006 6 LLVLISICWA 0.006 149 TVVVALDLQG 0.006 178 QQACLDQDAV 0.006 32 IQAENGPHLL 0.006 8 VLISICWADH 0.006 40 LLVEAEQAKV 0.006 283 GAQIAKVGQI 0.006 177 AQQACLDQDA 0.006 83 KLTSDYLKEV 0.006 333 RFVGFPDKKH 0.005 19 SDNYTLDHDR 0.004 9 LISICWADHL 0.004 188 IASFDQLYDA 0.004 163 YFPRLGRYNL 0.004 256 NFNGRFYYLI 0.004 171 NLNFHEAQQA 0.004 271 TYDEAVQACL 0.004 125 VITDLTLEDY 0.004 33 QAENGPHLLV 0.004 31 HIQAENGPHL 0.004 292 IFAAWKILGY 0.004 113 FLKGGSDSDA 0.004 68 TAFGSGIHKI 0.004 309 LADGSVRYPI 0.004 161 FPYFPRLGRY 0.004 238 YGFWDKDKSR 0.004 141 VIEGLEDDTV 0.004 336 GFPDKKHKLY 0.003 v.2-A11-10 mers: 151P3D4 Pos 1234567890 Score Seq ID 75 TVYQDEKQRK 4.000 Portion of 111 KLKYLAFLHK 2.400 SEQ ID 43 VTGIITQGAK 1.000 NO: 5; each 207 KQAEKNMKKK 0.900 start 237 KTIAPLAATR 0.900 position is 182 ATLEEKRKEK 0.750 specified, 100 GINISGSFCR 0.720 the length 205 LQKQAEKNMK 0.600 of peptide 342 NVLARGKPQR 0.600 is 10 amino 331 KPARHCQGQK 0.600 acids, the 133 FQVPSRIFWR 0.540 end 180 VTATLEEKRK 0.500 position for 343 VLARGKPQRK 0.400 each 228 SPRGLGFIFK 0.400 peptide is 322 SPSGGGGLKK 0.400 the start 202 LMRLQKQAEK 0.400 position 179 AVTATLEEKR 0.400 plus nine. 189 KEKAEIHYRK 0.360 178 QAVIATLEEK 0.300 191 KAEIHYRKNK 0.300 77 YQDEKQRKDK 0.300 198 KNKQLMRLQK 0.240 129 RPYHFQVPSR 0.240 247 ATRIGHPGGR 0.200 195 HYRKNKQLMR 0.160 284 WLPLRTPWTR 0.160 74 WTVYQDEKQR 0.150 372 GSGYCGALWK 0.120 311 GPRNPLPNPR 0.120 7 KTFPLRALHI 0.120 55 GHVQFVGSYK 0.090 33 KKVDLLVPTK 0.090 86 KVLLGRKAVV 0.090 13 ALHIVVESIR 0.080 391 GGKQKDKERK 0.060 153 PQGHASEAYK 0.060 83 RKDKVLLGRK 0.060 94 VVVSCEGINI 0.060 34 KVDLLVPTKV 0.060 42 KVTGIITQGA 0.060 240 APLAATRATR 0.060 206 QKQAEKNMKK 0.040 154 QGHASEAYKK 0.040 102 NISGSFCRNK 0.040 257 TPRAGSSAHR 0.040 56 HVQFVGSYKL 0.040 30 KQDKKVDLLV 0.036 386 LEEGLGGKQK 0.030 256 RTPRAGSSAH 0.030 47 ITQGAKDFGH 0.030 120 KRMNTNPSRR 0.024 25 SGQKMKQDKK 0.020 38 LVPTKVTGII 0.020 167 SGAPHEVGWK 0.020 321 HSPSGGGGLK 0.020 4 HTTKTFPLRA 0.020 24 HSGQKMKQDK 0.020 361 YVENGRPADL 0.020 200 KQLMRLQKQA 0.013 188 RKEKAEIHYR 0.012 325 GGGGLKKPAR 0.012 64 KLAYSNDGEH 0.012 210 EKNMKKKIDK 0.012 400 KAENGPHLLV 0.012 72 EHWTVYQDEK 0.012 231 GLGFIFKTIA 0.012 28 KMKQDKKVDL 0.012 221 TESPGGGSPR 0.012 168 GAPHEVGWKY 0.012 104 SGSFCRNKLK 0.010 123 NTNPSRRPYH 0.010 21 IRDHSGQKMK 0.010 345 ARGKPQRKPK 0.010 45 GIITQGAKDF 0.009 19 ESIRDHSGQK 0.009 26 GQKMKQDKKV 0.009 113 KYLAFLHKRM 0.009 233 GFIFKTIAPL 0.009 92 KAVVVSCEGI 0.009 12 RALHIVVESI 0.009 377 GALWKAIESL 0.009 384 ESLEEGLGGK 0.009 381 KAIESLEEGL 0.009 82 QRKDKVLLGR 0.008 234 FIFKTIAPLA 0.008 337 QGQKHNVLAR 0.008 357 NNSWYVENGR 0.008 112 LKYLAFLHKR 0.008 374 GYCGALWKAI 0.006 163 KVCLSGAPHE 0.006 9 FPLRALHIVV 0.006 352 KPKSENNSWY 0.006 50 GAKDFGHVQF 0.006 336 CQGQKHNVLA 0.006 37 LLVPTKVTGI 0.006 204 RLQKQAEKNM 0.006 58 QFVGSYKLAY 0.006 57 VQFVGSYKLA 0.006 366 RPADLAGSGY 0.006 273 RAPVPAASPA 0.006

TABLE XIII Pos 123456789 Score SeqID v.1-A24-9mers: 151P3D4 262 YYLIHPTKL 330.000 Portion of 194 LYDAWRGGL 200.000 SEQ ID 87 DYLKEVDVF 150.000 NO: 3; each 336 GFPDKKHKL 39.600 start 256 NFNGRFYYL 36.000 position is 62 KFYRDPTAF 20.000 specified, 169 RYNLNFHEA 19.800 the length 247 RYDVFCFTS 10.000 of peptide 76 KIRIKWTKL 8.800 is 9 amino 148 DTVVVALDL 8.400 acids, the 271 TYDEAVQAC 7.200 end 186 AVIASFDQL 7.200 position for 10 ISICWADHL 6.000 each 33 QAENGPHLL 6.000 peptide is 123 SLVITDLTL 6.000 the start 159 VVFPYFPRL 5.760 position 121 DASLVITDL 5.600 plus eight. 133 DYGRYKCEV 5.500 69 AFGSGIHKI 5.500 344 LYGVYCFRA 5.000 300 GYDRCDAGW 5.000 21 NYTLDHDRA 5.000 104 TYGGYQGRV 5.000 32 IQAENGPHL 4.800 116 GGSDSDASL 4.800 245 KSRYDVFCF 4.000 164 FPRLGRYNL 4.000 166 RLGRYNLNF 4.000 81 WTKLTSDYL 4.000 291 QIFAAWKIL 4.000 106 GGYQGRVFL 4.000 55 GNVTLPCKF 3.960 2 KSLLLLVLI 3.600 156 LQGVVFPYF 3.360 285 QIAKVGQIF 3.360 183 DQDAVIASF 2.800 329 EAAVRFVGF 2.400 326 SPTEAAVRF 2.400 4 LLLLVLISI 2.100 249 DVFCFTSNF 2.000 232 VPGVRNYGF 2.000 105 YGGYQGRVF 2.000 253 FTSNFNGRF 2.000 153 ALDLQGVVF 2.000 22 YTLDHDRAI 1.800 180 ACLDQDAVI 1.800 290 GQIFAAWKI 1.650 284 AQIAKVGQI 1.500 278 ACLNDGAQI 1.500 315 RYPISRPRR 1.500 260 RFYYLIHPT 1.200 136 RYKCEVIEG 1.100 134 YGRYKCEVI 1.000 71 GSGIHKIRI 1.000 257 FNGRFYYLI 1.000 66 DPTAFGSGI 1.000 163 YFPRLGRYN 0.900 272 YDEAVQACL 0.840 112 VFLKGGSDS 0.750 216 QYPITKPRE 0.750 107 GYQGRVFLK 0.750 173 NFHEAQQAC 0.720 261 FYYLIHPTK 0.700 137 YKCEVIEGL 0.672 190 SFDQLYDAW 0.600 250 VFCFTSNFN 0.600 162 PYFPRLGRY 0.600 63 FYRDPTAFG 0.600 16 DHLSDNYTL 0.600 174 FHEAQQACL 0.600 146 EDDTVVVAL 0.560 99 GYHKKTYGG 0.500 237 NYGFWDKDK 0.500 49 VFSHRGGNV 0.500 1 MKSLLLLVL 0.480 28 RAIHIQAEN 0.462 51 SHRGGNVTL 0.400 243 KDKSRYDVF 0.400 202 LDWCNAGWL 0.400 301 YDRCDAGWL 0.400 288 KVGQIFAAW 0.336 90 KEVDVFVSM 0.302 342 HKLYGVYCF 0.300 53 RGGNVTLPC 0.280 324 RCSPTEAAV 0.240 42 VEAEQAKVF 0.240 80 KWTKLTSDY 0.240 152 VALDLQGVV 0.216 279 CLNDGAQIA 0.216 155 DLQGVVFPY 0.210 122 ASLVITDLT 0.210 6 LLVLISICW 0.210 199 RGGLDWCNA 0.200 48 KVFSHRGGN 0.200 320 RPRRRCSPT 0.200 115 KGGSDSDAS 0.200 78 RIKWTKLTS 0.200 36 NGPHLLVEA 0.198 345 YGVYCFRAY 0.180 129 LTLEDYGRY 0.180 v.2-A24-9mers: 151P3D4 176 KYQAVTATL 840.000 Portion of 195 HYRKNKQLM 30.000 SEQ ID NO: 132 HFQVPSRIF 15.000 5; each start 400 KAENGPHLL 12.000 position is 360 WYVENGRPA 9.000 specified, 81 KQRKDKVLL 8.000 the length of 30 KQDKKVDLL 8.000 peptide is 9 8 TFPLRALHI 7.500 amino acids, 382 AIESLEEGL 7.200 the end 279 ASPAAWLPL 6.000 position for 321 HSPSGGGGL 6.000 each peptide 374 GYCGALWKA 5.500 is the start 104 SGSFCRNKL 5.280 position plus 66 AYSNDGEHW 5.000 eight. 336 CQGQKHNVL 4.800 308 SPYGPRNPL 4.800 57 VQFVGSYKL 4.400 99 EGINISGSF 4.200 107 FCRNKLKYL 4.000 234 FIFKTIAPL 4.000 378 ALWKAIESL 4.000 109 RNKLKYLAF 4.000 299 TSSSTYDSL 4.000 371 AGSGYCGAL 4.000 262 SSAHRPPAL 4.000 1 MLEHTTKTF 3.000 226 GGSPRGLGF 2.400 228 SPRGLGFIF 2.400 46 IITQGAKDF 2.000 125 NPSRRPYHF 2.000 231 GLGFIFKTI 1.680 113 KYLAFLHKR 1.650 227 GSPRGLGFI 1.500 38 LVPTKVTGI 1.500 93 AVVVSCEGI 1.500 39 VPTKVTGII 1.400 13 ALHIVVESI 1.400 375 YCGALWKAI 1.200 219 KYTESPGGG 1.200 197 RKNKQLMRL 1.200 76 VYQDEKQRK 1.080 95 VVSCEGINI 1.000 242 LAATRATRI 1.000 399 RKAENGPHL 0.960 58 QFVGSYKLA 0.750 116 AFLHKRMNT 0.750 29 MKQDKKVDL 0.720 160 AYKKVCLSG 0.700 235 IFKTIAPLA 0.700 114 YLAFLHKRM 0.600 362 VENGRPADL 0.600 110 NKLKYLAFL 0.600 303 TYDSLSPYG 0.600 80 EKQRKDKVL 0.600 106 SFCRNKLKY 0.550 205 LQKQAEKNM 0.500 62 SYKLAYSND 0.500 12 RALHIVVES 0.462 3 EHTTKTFPL 0.400 158 SEAYKKVCL 0.400 277 PAASPAAWL 0.400 224 PGGGSPRGL 0.400 194 IHYRKNKQL 0.400 6 TKTFPLRAL 0.400 266 RPPALSARA 0.360 191 KAEIHYRKN 0.330 204 RLQKQAEKN 0.330 230 RGLGFIFKT 0.330 86 KVLLGRKAV 0.300 354 KSENNSWYV 0.300 288 RTPWTRPSS 0.300 142 RQEKADGGS 0.300 237 KTIAPLAAT 0.300 256 RTPRAGSSA 0.300 393 KQKDKERKA 0.264 352 KPKSENNSW 0.240 138 RIFWRQEKA 0.220 283 AWLPLRTPW 0.216 17 VVESIRDHS 0.210 293 RPSSCPTSS 0.200 249 RIGHPGGRT 0.200 51 AKDFGHVQF 0.200 129 RPYHFQVPS 0.200 169 APHEVGWKY 0.185 316 LPNPRHSPS 0.180 67 YSNDGEHWT 0.180 201 QLMRLQKQA 0.180 133 FQVPSRIFW 0.180 123 NTNPSRRPY 0.180 274 APVPAASPA 0.180 314 NPLPNPRHS 0.180 43 VTGIITQGA 0.168 152 CPQGHASEA 0.165 356 ENNSWYVEN 0.165 377 GALWKAIES 0.165 335 HCQGQKHNV 0.150 94 VVVSCEGIN 0.150 100 GINISGSFC 0.150 87 VLLGRKAVV 0.150 239 IAPLAATRA 0.150

TABLE XIV Pos 1234567890 Score SeqID v.1-A24-10mers: 151P3D4 136 RYKCEVIEGL 560.000 Portion of 271 TYDEAVQACL 336.000 SEQ ID 261 FYYLIHPTKL 220.000 NO: 3; 300 GYDRCDAGWL 200.000 each start 104 TYGGYQGRVF 100.000 position is 133 DYGRYKCEVI 50.000 specified, 21 NYTLDHDRAI 50.000 the length 163 YFPRLGRYNL 30.000 of peptide 173 NFHEAQQACL2 4.000 is 10 247 RYDVFCFTSN 12.000 amino 87 DYLKEVDVFV 10.500 acids, the 252 CFTSNFNGRF 10.000 end 115 KGGSDSDASL 8.000 position 80 KWTKLTSDYL 8.000 for each 256 NFNGRFYYLI 7.500 peptide is 262 YYLIHPTKLT 7.500 the start 158 GVVFPYFPRL 7.200 position 185 DAVIASFDQL 7.200 plus nine. 344 LYGVYCFRAY 6.000 122 ASLVITDLTL 6.000 63 FYRDPTAFGS 6.000 31 HIQAENGPHL 6.000 290 GQIFAAWKIL 6.000 237 NYGFWDKDKS 5.500 335 VGFPDKKHKL 5.280 155 DLQGVVFPYF 5.040 284 AQIAKVGQIF 5.040 99 GYHKKTYGGY 5.000 32 IQAENGPHLL 4.800 255 SNFNGRFYYL 4.800 193 QLYDAWRGGL 4.800 105 YGGYQGRVFL 4.000 50 FSHRGGNVTL 4.000 201 GLDWCNAGWL 4.000 9 LISICWADHL 4.000 54 GGNVTLPCKF 3.960 152 VALDLQGVVF 3.600 41 LVEAEQAKVF 3.000 231 TVPGVRNYGF 3.000 325 CSPTEAAVRF 3.000 3 SLLLLVLISI 2.100 289 VGQIFAAWKI 1.650 169 RYNLNFHEAQ 1.500 283 GAQIAKVGQI 1.500 315 RYPISRPRRR 1.500 309 LADGSVRYPI 1.400 210 LSDGSVQYPI 1.400 107 GYQGRVFLKG 1.386 68 TAFGSGIHKI 1.100 23 TLDHDRAIHI 1.000 277 QACLNDGAQI 1.000 117 GSDSDASLVI 1.000 70 FGSGIHKIRI 1.000 179 QACLDQDAVI 1.000 336 GFPDKKHKLY 0.900 216 QYPITKPREP 0.825 162 PYFPRLGRYN 0.720 145 LEDDTVVVAL 0.672 75 HKIRIKWTKL 0.660 239 GFWDKDKSRY 0.600 49 VFSHRGGNVT 0.600 120 SDASLVITDL 0.560 147 DDTVVVALDL 0.560 182 LDQDAVIASF 0.504 194 LYDAWRGGLD 0.500 292 IFAAWKILGY 0.500 15 ADHLSDNYTL 0.400 341 KHKLYGVYCF 0.400 2 KSLLLLVLIS 0.360 245 KSRYDVFCFT 0.336 65 RDPTAFGSGI 0.300 297 KILGYDRCDA 0.300 248 YDVFCFTSNF 0.300 328 TEAAVRFVGF 0.240 221 KPREPCGGQN 0.240 72 SGIHKIRIKW 0.231 83 KLTSDYLKEV 0.220 177 AQQACLDQDA 0.216 140 EVIEGLEDDI 0.216 5 LLLVLISICW 0.210 269 KLTYDEAVQA 0.200 61 CKFYRDPTAF 0.200 48 KVFSHRGGNV 0.200 343 KLYGVYCFRA 0.200 103 KTYGGYQGRV 0.200 76 KIRIKWTKLT 0.200 111 RVFLKGGSDS 0.200 244 DKSRYDVFCF 0.200 242 DKDKSRYDVF 0.200 86 SDYLKEVDVF 0.200 130 TLEDYGRYKC 0.198 40 LLVEAEQAKV 0.198 180 ACLDQDAVIA 0.180 278 ACLNDGAQIA 0.180 275 AVQACLNDGA 0.180 4 LLLLVLISIC 0.180 143 EGLEDDTVVV 0.180 150 VVVALDLQGV 0.180 144 GLEDDTVVVA 0.180 200 GGLDWCNAGW 0.180 v.2-A24-10mers: 151P3D4 113 KYLAFLHKRM 90.000 Portion of 374 GYCGALWKAI 60.000 SEQ ID 233 GFIFKTIAPL 30.000 NO: 5; 106 SFCRNKLKYL 20.000 each start 381 KAIESLEEGL 17.280 position is 219 KYTESPGGGS 12.000 specified, 109 RNKLKYLAFL 8.000 the length 28 KMKQDKKVDL 8.000 of peptide 335 HCQGQKHNVL 7.200 is 10 307 LSPYGPRNPL 7.200 amino 130 PYHFQVPSRI 7.000 acids, the 56 HVQFVGSYKL 6.600 end 361 YVENGRPADL 6.000 position 157 ASEAYKKVCL 6.000 for each 377 GALWKAIESL 6.000 peptide is 103 ISGSFCRNKL 5.280 the start 230 RGLGFIFKTI 5.040 position 160 AYKKVCLSGA 5.000 plus nine. 66 AYSNDGEHWT 5.000 278 AASPAAWLPL 4.800 12 RALHIVVESI 4.200 276 VPAASPAAWL 4.000 261 GSSAHRPPAL 4.000 223 SPGGGSPRGL 4.000 193 EIHYRKNKQL 4.000 370 LAGSGYCGAL 4.000 5 TTKTFPLRAL 4.000 227 GSPRGLGFIF 3.600 124 TNPSRRPYHF 3.000 92 KAVVVSCEGI 3.000 45 GIITQGAKDF 3.000 50 GAKDFGHVQF 2.400 7 KTFPLRALHI 2.400 38 LVPTKVTGII 2.100 225 GGGSPRGLGF 2.000 37 LLVPTKVTGI 1.800 208 QAEKNMKKKI 1.650 94 VVVSCEGINI 1.500 204 RLQKQAEKNM 1.500 176 KYQAVTATLE 1.500 226 GGSPRGLGFI 1.200 76 VYQDEKQRKD 0.990 320 RHSPSGGGGL 0.960 399 RKAENGPHLL 0.960 116 AFLHKRMNTN 0.900 360 WYVENGRPAD 0.900 20 SIRDHSGQKM 0.792 8 TFPLRALHIV 0.750 132 HFQVPSRIFW 0.750 58 QFVGSYKLAY 0.750 29 MKQDKKVDLL 0.720 80 EKQRKDKVLL 0.600 53 DFGHVQFVGS 0.600 309 PYGPRNPLPN 0.600 62 SYKLAYSNDG 0.600 175 WKYQAVTATL 0.560 195 HYRKNKQLMR 0.500 303 TYDSLSPYGP 0.500 235 IFKTIAPLAA 0.500 196 YRKNKQLMRL 0.400 398 ERKAENGPHL 0.400 79 DEKQRKDKVL 0.400 2 LEHTTKTFPL 0.400 298 PTSSSTYDSL 0.400 200 KQLMRLQKQA 0.360 42 KVTGIITQGA 0.336 211 KNMKKKIDKY 0.330 348 KPQRKPKSEN 0.330 34 KVDLLVPTKV 0.308 273 RAPVPAASPA 0.300 400 KAENGPHLLV 0.300 142 RQEKADGGSC 0.300 313 RNPLPNPRHS 0.300 86 KVLLGRKAVV 0.300 288 RTPWTRPSSC 0.300 108 CRNKLKYLAF 0.300 98 CEGINISGSF 0.280 30 KQDKKVDLLV 0.280 346 RGKPQRKPKS 0.264 16 IVVESIRDHS 0.252 366 RPADLAGSGY 0.240 168 GAPHEVGWKY 0.231 293 RPSSCPTSSS 0.200 131 YHFQVPSRIF 0.200 352 KPKSENNSWY 0.200 183 TLEEKRKEKA 0.198 67 YSNDGEHWTV 0.180 274 APVPAASPAA 0.180 283 AWLPLRTPWT 0.180 9 FPLRALHIVV 0.180 101 INISGSFCRN 0.180 151 CCPQGHASEA 0.165 164 VCLSGAPHEV 0.165 87 VLLGRKAVVV 0.150 305 DSLSPYGPRN 0.150 97 SCEGINISGS 0.150 99 EGINISGSFC 0.150 152 CPQGHASEAY 0.150 327 GGLKKPARHC 0.150 239 IAPLAATRAT 0.150

TABLE XV Pos 123456789 Score SeqID v.1-B7-9mers: 151P3D4 164 FPRLGRYNL 1200.000 Portion of 186 AVIASFDQL 60.000 SEQ ID 76 KIRIKWTKL 40.000 NO: 3; 159 VVFPYFPRL 20.000 each start 320 RPRRRCSPT 20.000 position is 121 DASLVITDL 12.000 specified, 66 DPTAFGSGI 8.000 the length 106 GGYQGRVFL 6.000 of peptide 148 DTVVVALDL 4.000 is 9 amino 81 WTKLTSDYL 4.000 acids, the 51 SHRGGNVTL 4.000 end 134 YGRYKCEVI 4.000 position 116 GGSDSDASL 4.000 for each 224 EPCGGQNTV 4.000 peptide is 123 SLVITDLTL 4.000 the start 10 ISICWADHL 4.000 position 291 QIFAAWKIL 4.000 plus eight. 32 IQAENGPHL 4.000 301 YDRCDAGWL 4.000 33 QAENGPHLL 3.600 221 KPREPCGGQ 3.000 331 AVRFVGFPD 1.500 180 ACLDQDAVI 1.200 278 ACLNDGAQI 1.200 284 AQIAKVGQI 1.200 151 VVALDLQGV 1.000 313 SVRYPISRP 0.750 207 AGWLSDGSV 0.600 152 VALDLQGVV 0.600 179 QACLDQDAV 0.600 306 AGWLADGSV 0.600 234 GVRNYGFWD 0.500 7 LVLISICWA 0.500 161 FPYFPRLGR 0.450 4 LLLLVLISI 0.400 22 YTLDHDRAI 0.400 137 YKCEVIEGL 0.400 256 NFNGRFYYL 0.400 202 LDWCNAGWL 0.400 326 SPTEAAVRF 0.400 71 GSGIHKIRI 0.400 16 DHLSDNYTL 0.400 1 MKSLLLLVL 0.400 290 GQIFAAWKI 0.400 336 GFPDKKHKL 0.400 2 KSLLLLVLI 0.400 257 FNGRFYYLI 0.400 262 YYLIHPTKL 0.400 232 VPGVRNYGF 0.400 286 IAKVGQIFA 0.300 41 LVEAEQAKV 0.300 122 ASLVITDLT 0.300 189 ASFDQLYDA 0.300 318 ISRPRRRCS 0.300 197 AWRGGLDWC 0.300 96 VSMGYHKKT 0.300 324 RCSPTEAAV 0.200 88 YLKEVDVFV 0.200 217 YPITKPREP 0.200 316 YPISRPRRR 0.200 37 GPHLLVEAE 0.200 59 LPCKFYRDP 0.200 245 KSRYDVFCF 0.200 227 GGQNTVPGV 0.200 266 HPTKLTYDE 0.200 84 LTSDYLKEV 0.200 143 EGLEDDTVV 0.200 310 ADGSVRYPI 0.180 194 LYDAWRGGL 0.180 263 YLIHPTKLT 0.150 275 AVQACLNDG 0.150 298 ILGYDRCDA 0.150 346 GVYCFRAYN 0.150 56 NVTLPCKFY 0.150 48 KVFSHRGGN 0.150 69 AFGSGIHKI 0.120 337 FPDKKHKLY 0.120 146 EDDTVVVAL 0.120 174 FHEAQQACL 0.120 272 YDEAVQACL 0.120 249 DVFCFTSNF 0.100 172 LNFHEAQQA 0.100 322 RRRCSPTEA 0.100 90 KEVDVFVSM 0.100 50 FSHRGGNVT 0.100 279 CLNDGAQIA 0.100 26 HDRAIHIQA 0.100 167 LGRYNLNFH 0.100 5 LLLVLISIC 0.100 36 NGPHLLVEA 0.100 270 LTYDEAVQA 0.100 178 QQACLDQDA 0.100 109 QGRVFLKGG 0.100 199 RGGLDWCNA 0.100 288 KVGQIFAAW 0.100 212 DGSVQYPIT 0.100 258 NGRFYYLIH 0.100 39 HLLVEAEQA 0.100 276 VQACLNDGA 0.100 53 RGGNVTLPC 0.100 v.2-B7-9mers: 151P3D4 308 SPYGPRNPL 180.000 Portion 81 KQRKDKVLL 40.000 of SEQ 107 FCRNKLKYL 40.000 ID NO: 279 ASPAAWLPL 12.000 5; each 378 ALWKAIESL 12.000 start 371 AGSGYCGAL 12.000 position 39 VPTKVTGII 8.000 is 240 APLAATRAT 6.000 specified, 104 SGSFCRNKL 6.000 the 93 AVVVSCEGI 6.000 length of 274 APVPAASPA 6.000 peptide is 271 SARAPVPAA 4.500 9 amino 336 CQGQKHNVL 4.000 acids, the 299 TSSSTYDSL 4.000 end 234 FIFKTIAPL 4.000 position 262 SSAHRPPAL 4.000 for each 228 SPRGLGFIF 4.000 peptide is 57 VQFVGSYKL 4.000 the start 9 FPLRALHIV 4.000 position 321 HSPSGGGGL 4.000 plus 400 KAENGPHLL 3.600 eight. 382 AIESLEEGL 3.600 311 GPRNPLPNP 3.000 38 LVPTKVTGI 2.000 318 NPRHSPSGG 2.000 95 VVSCEGINI 2.000 266 RPPALSARA 2.000 289 TPWTRPSSC 2.000 257 TPRAGSSAH 2.000 252 HPGGRTPRA 2.000 152 CPQGHASEA 2.000 277 PAASPAAWL 1.800 86 KVLLGRKAV 1.500 13 ALHIVVESI 1.200 169 APHEVGWKY 1.200 30 KQDKKVDLL 1.200 242 LAATRATRI 1.200 291 WTRPSSCPT 1.000 114 YLAFLHKRM 1.000 205 LQKQAEKNM 1.000 195 HYRKNKQLM 1.000 172 EVGWKYQAV 1.000 6 TKTFPLRAL 0.600 156 HASEAYKKV 0.600 264 AHRPPALSA 0.450 254 GGRTPRAGS 0.450 244 ATRATRIGH 0.450 362 VENGRPADL 0.400 29 MKQDKKVDL 0.400 3 EHTTKTFPL 0.400 316 LPNPRHSPS 0.400 129 RPYHFQVPS 0.400 110 NKLKYLAFL 0.400 186 EKRKEKAEI 0.400 125 NPSRRPYHF 0.400 375 YCGALWKAI 0.400 176 KYQAVTATL 0.400 399 RKAENGPHL 0.400 227 GSPRGLGFI 0.400 293 RPSSCPTSS 0.400 276 VPAASPAAW 0.400 352 KPKSENNSW 0.400 231 GLGFIFKTI 0.400 80 EKQRKDKVL 0.400 224 PGGGSPRGL 0.400 314 NPLPNPRHS 0.400 197 RKNKQLMRL 0.400 194 IHYRKNKQL 0.400 158 SEAYKKVCL 0.400 239 IAPLAATRA 0.300 247 ATRIGHPGG 0.300 344 LARGKPQRK 0.300 201 QLMRLQKQA 0.300 370 LAGSGYCGA 0.300 297 CPTSSSTYD 0.200 280 SPAAWLPLR 0.200 285 LPLRTPWTR 0.200 335 HCQGQKHNV 0.200 366 RPADLAGSG 0.200 49 QGAKDFGHV 0.200 89 LGRKAVVVS 0.200 322 SPSGGGGLK 0.200 127 SRRPYHFQV 0.200 88 LLGRKAVVV 0.200 135 VPSRIFWRQ 0.200 331 KPARHCQGQ 0.200 10 PLRALHIVV 0.200 87 VLLGRKAVV 0.200 348 KPQRKPKSE 0.200 223 SPGGGSPRG 0.200 165 CLSGAPHEV 0.200 363 ENGRPADLA 0.150 149 GSCCPQGHA 0.150 179 AVTATLEEK 0.150 237 KTIAPLAAT 0.150 249 RIGHPGGRT 0.150 261 GSSAHRPPA 0.150 36 DLLVPTKVT 0.150 328 GLKKPARHC 0.150 282 AAWLPLRTP 0.135

TABLE XVI Pos 1234567890 Score SeqID v.1-B7-10mers: 151P3D4 158 GVVFPYFPRL 20.000 Portion of 185 DAVIASFDQL 12.000 SEQ ID 122 ASLVITDLTL 12.000 NO: 3; 105 YGGYQGRVFL 6.000 each start 193 QLYDAWRGGL 6.000 position is 316 YPISRPRRRC 4.500 specified, 217 YPITKPREPC 4.500 the length 335 VGFPDKKHKL 4.000 of peptide 9 LISICWADHL 4.000 is 10 255 SNFNGRFYYL 4.000 amino 32 IQAENGPHLL 4.000 acids, the 221 KPREPCGGQN 4.000 end 50 FSHRGGNVTL 4.000 position 290 GQIFAAWKIL 4.000 for each 115 KGGSDSDASL 4.000 peptide is 164 FPRLGRYNLN 4.000 the start 31 HIQAENGPHL 4.000 position 326 SPTEAAVRFV 4.000 plus nine. 59 LPCKFYRDPT 3.000 320 RPRRRCSPTE 2.000 266 HPTKLTYDEA 2.000 331 AVRFVGFPDK 1.500 275 AVQACLNDGA 1.500 179 QACLDQDAVI 1.200 15 ADHLSDNYTL 1.200 277 QACLNDGAQI 1.200 283 GAQIAKVGQI 1.200 201 GLDWCNAGWL 1.200 68 TAFGSGIHKI 1.200 48 KVFSHRGGNV 1.000 151 VVALDLQGVV 1.000 150 VVVALDLQGV 1.000 245 KSRYDVFCFT 1.000 76 KIRIKWTKLT 1.000 305 DAGWLADGSV 0.600 206 NAGWLSDGSV 0.600 163 YFPRLGRYNL 0.600 309 LADGSVRYPI 0.540 234 GVRNYGFWDK 0.500 140 EVIEGLEDDI 0.500 95 FVSMGYHKKT 0.500 313 SVRYPISRPR 0.500 70 FGSGIHKIRI 0.400 161 FPYFPRLGRY 0.400 136 RYKCEVIEGL 0.400 147 DDTVVVALDL 0.400 173 NFHEAQQACL 0.400 232 VPGVRNYGFW 0.400 289 VGQIFAAWKI 0.400 75 HKIRIKWTKL 0.400 261 FYYLIHPTKL 0.400 3 SLLLLVLISI 0.400 120 SDASLVITDL 0.400 80 KWTKLTSDYL 0.400 286 IAKVGQIFAA 0.300 121 DASLVITDLT 0.300 186 AVIASFDQLY 0.300 188 IASFDQLYDA 0.300 180 ACLDQDAVIA 0.300 196 DAWRGGLDWC 0.300 177 AQQACLDQDA 0.300 278 ACLNDGAQIA 0.300 33 QAENGPHLLV 0.270 66 DPTAFGSGIH 0.200 226 CGGQNTVPGV 0.200 224 EPCGGQNTVP 0.200 116 GGSDSDASLV 0.200 109 QGRVFLKGGS 0.200 37 GPHLLVEAEQ 0.200 178 QQACLDQDAV 0.200 143 EGLEDDTVVV 0.200 103 KTYGGYQGRV 0.200 40 LLVEAEQAKV 0.200 83 KLTSDYLKEV 0.200 297 KILGYDRCDA 0.150 318 ISRPRRRCSP 0.150 322 RRRCSPTEAA 0.150 271 TYDEAVQACL 0.120 145 LEDDTVVVAL 0.120 117 GSDSDASLVI 0.120 210 LSDGSVQYPI 0.120 300 GYDRCDAGWL 0.120 23 TLDHDRAIHI 0.120 167 LGRYNLNFHE 0.100 249 DVFCFTSNFN 0.100 269 KLTYDEAVQA 0.100 73 GIHKIRIKWT 0.100 6 LLVLISICWA 0.100 35 ENGPHLLVEA 0.100 20 DNYTLDHDRA 0.100 270 LTYDEAVQAC 0.100 285 QIAKVGQIFA 0.100 111 RVFLKGGSDS 0.100 172 LNFHEAQQAC 0.100 171 NLNFHEAQQA 0.100 134 YGRYKCEVIE 0.100 113 FLKGGSDSDA 0.100 343 KLYGVYCFRA 0.100 4 LLLLVLISIC 0.100 231 TVPGVRNYGF 0.100 v.2-B7-10mers: 151P3D4 276 VPAASPAAWL 120.000 Portion of 223 SPGGGSPRGL 80.000 SEQ ID 278 AASPAAWLPL 36.000 NO: 5; each 56 HVQFVGSYKL 20.000 start 377 GALWKAIESL 12.000 position is 370 LAGSGYCGAL 12.000 specified, 381 KAIESLEEGL 12.000 the length 20 SIRDHSGQKM 10.000 of peptide 307 LSPYGPRNPL 9.000 is 10 amino 5 TTKTFPLRAL 6.000 acids, the 361 YVENGRPADL 6.000 end 103 ISGSFCRNKL 6.000 position for 274 APVPAASPAA 6.000 each 109 RNKLKYLAFL 4.000 peptide is 335 HCQGQKHNVL 4.000 the start 261 GSSAHRPPAL 4.000 position 28 KMKQDKKVDL 4.000 plus nine. 9 FPLRALHIVV 4.000 193 EIHYRKNKQL 4.000 157 ASEAYKKVCL 3.600 318 NPRHSPSGGG 3.000 39 VPTKVTGIIT 2.000 94 VVVSCEGINI 2.000 228 SPRGLGFIFK 2.000 311 GPRNPLPNPR 2.000 38 LVPTKVTGII 2.000 257 TPRAGSSAHR 2.000 280 SPAAWLPLRT 2.000 92 KAVVVSCEGI 1.200 12 RALHIVVESI 1.200 89 LGRKAVVVSC 1.000 107 FCRNKLKYLA 1.000 204 RLQKQAEKNM 1.000 86 KVLLGRKAVV 1.000 240 APLAATRATR 0.900 169 APHEVGWKYQ 0.600 348 KPQRKPKSEN 0.600 267 PPALSARAPV 0.600 293 RPSSCPTSSS 0.600 271 SARAPVPAAS 0.600 42 KVTGIITQGA 0.500 172 EVGWKYQAVT 0.500 115 LAFLHKRMNT 0.450 260 AGSSAHRPPA 0.450 263 SAHRPPALSA 0.450 344 LARGKPQRKP 0.450 314 NPLPNPRHSP 0.450 226 GGSPRGLGFI 0.400 106 SFCRNKLKYL 0.400 398 ERKAENGPHL 0.400 366 RPADLAGSGY 0.400 2 LEHTTKTFPL 0.400 175 WKYQAVTATL 0.400 152 CPQGHASEAY 0.400 79 DEKQRKDKVL 0.400 399 RKAENGPHLL 0.400 320 RHSPSGGGGL 0.400 297 CPTSSSTYDS 0.400 298 PTSSSTYDSL 0.400 233 GFIFKTIAPL 0.400 196 YRKNKQLMRL 0.400 230 RGLGFIFKTI 0.400 7 KTFPLRALHI 0.400 80 EKQRKDKVLL 0.400 352 KPKSENNSWY 0.400 29 MKQDKKVDLL 0.400 37 LLVPTKVTGI 0.400 208 QAEKNMKKKI 0.360 239 IAPLAATRAT 0.300 34 KVDLLVPTKV 0.300 289 TPWTRPSSCP 0.300 125 NPSRRPYHFQ 0.300 156 HASEAYKKVC 0.300 247 ATRIGHPGGR 0.300 244 ATRATRIGHP 0.300 269 ALSARAPVPA 0.300 285 LPLRTPWTRP 0.300 93 AVVVSCEGIN 0.300 273 RAPVPAASPA 0.300 282 AAWLPLRTPW 0.270 400 KAENGPHLLV 0.270 291 WTRPSSCPTS 0.200 26 GQKMKQDKKV 0.200 164 VCLSGAPHEV 0.200 252 HPGGRTPRAG 0.200 322 SPSGGGGLKK 0.200 308 SPYGPRNPLP 0.200 87 VLLGRKAVVV 0.200 67 YSNDGEHWTV 0.200 129 RPYHFQVPSR 0.200 331 KPARHCQGQK 0.200 254 GGRTPRAGSS 0.200 126 PSRRPYHFQV 0.200 364 NGRPADLAGS 0.200 266 RPPALSARAP 0.200 48 TQGAKDFGHV 0.200 316 LPNPRHSPSG 0.200 135 VPSRIFWRQE 0.200 179 AVTATLEEKR 0.150 327 GGLKKPARHC 0.150

TABLE XVII Pos 123456789 Score SeqID v.1-B35-9mers: 151P3D4 164 FPRLGRYNL 60.000 Portion of 245 KSRYDVFCF 45.000 SEQ ID 326 SPTEAAVRF 40.000 NO: 3; 232 VPGVRNYGF 20.000 each start 320 RPRRRCSPT 12.000 position is 337 FPDKKHKLY 12.000 specified, 254 TSNFNGRFY 10.000 the length 66 DPTAFGSGI 8.000 of peptide 76 KIRIKWTKL 6.000 is 9 amino 293 FAAWKILGY 6.000 acids, the 129 LTLEDYGRY 6.000 end 10 ISICWADHL 5.000 position 209 WLSDGSVQY 4.000 for each 308 WLADGSVRY 4.000 peptide is 224 EPCGGQNTV 4.000 the start 2 KSLLLLVLI 4.000 position 81 WTKLTSDYL 3.000 plus eight. 121 DASLVITDL 3.000 329 EAAVRFVGF 3.000 221 KPREPCGGQ 2.400 187 VIASFDQLY 2.000 230 NTVPGVRNY 2.000 255 SNFNGRFYY 2.000 71 GSGIHKIRI 2.000 345 YGVYCFRAY 2.000 166 RLGRYNLNF 2.000 116 GGSDSDASL 2.000 264 LIHPTKLTY 2.000 97 SMGYHKKTY 2.000 56 NVTLPCKFY 2.000 155 DLQGVVFPY 2.000 32 IQAENGPHL 2.000 14 WADHLSDNY 1.800 196 DAWRGGLDW 1.500 318 ISRPRRRCS 1.500 134 YGRYKCEVI 1.200 88 YLKEVDVFV 1.200 152 VALDLQGVV 1.200 106 GGYQGRVFL 1.000 148 DTVVVALDL 1.000 189 ASFDQLYDA 1.000 186 AVIASFDQL 1.000 253 FTSNFNGRF 1.000 123 SLVITDLTL 1.000 55 GNVTLPCKF 1.000 159 VVFPYFPRL 1.000 285 QIAKVGQIF 1.000 156 LQGVVFPYF 1.000 249 DVFCFTSNF 1.000 291 QIFAAWKIL 1.000 105 YGGYQGRVF 1.000 288 KVGQIFAAW 1.000 179 QACLDQDAV 0.900 286 IAKVGQIFA 0.900 33 QAENGPHLL 0.900 90 KEVDVFVSM 0.800 22 YTLDHDRAI 0.800 180 ACLDQDAVI 0.800 278 ACLNDGAQI 0.600 243 KDKSRYDVF 0.600 100 YHKKTYGGY 0.600 78 RIKWTKLTS 0.600 143 EGLEDDTVV 0.600 28 RAIHIQAEN 0.600 126 ITDLTLEDY 0.600 96 VSMGYHKKT 0.500 122 ASLVITDLT 0.500 6 LLVLISICW 0.500 50 FSHRGGNVT 0.500 73 GIHKIRIKW 0.500 301 YDRCDAGWL 0.450 117 GSDSDASLV 0.450 84 LTSDYLKEV 0.400 80 KWTKLTSDY 0.400 284 AQIAKVGQI 0.400 324 RCSPTEAAV 0.400 257 FNGRFYYLI 0.400 4 LLLLVLISI 0.400 290 GQIFAAWKI 0.400 340 KKHKLYGVY 0.400 153 ALDLQGVVF 0.300 305 DAGWLADGS 0.300 199 RGGLDWCNA 0.300 115 KGGSDSDAS 0.300 151 VVALDLQGV 0.300 51 SHRGGNVTL 0.300 206 NAGWLSDGS 0.300 62 KFYRDPTAF 0.300 183 DQDAVIASF 0.300 270 LTYDEAVQA 0.300 42 VEAEQAKVF 0.200 53 RGGNVTLPC 0.200 59 LPCKFYRDP 0.200 306 AGWLADGSV 0.200 137 YKCEVIEGL 0.200 227 GGQNTVPGV 0.200 37 GPHLLVEAE 0.200 161 FPYFPRLGR 0.200 336 GFPDKKHKL 0.200 48 KVFSHRGGN 0.200 v.2-B35-9mers: 151P3D4 352 KPKSENNSW 90.000 Portion 169 APHEVGWKY 80.000 of SEQ 228 SPRGLGFIF 60.000 ID NO: 308 SPYGPRNPL 20.000 5; each 125 NPSRRPYHF 20.000 start 276 VPAASPAAW 10.000 position 81 KQRKDKVLL 9.000 is 39 VPTKVTGII 8.000 specified, 205 LQKQAEKNM 6.000 the 212 NMKKKIDKY 6.000 length of 109 RNKLKYLAF 6.000 peptide is 299 TSSSTYDSL 5.000 9 amino 262 SSAHRPPAL 5.000 acids, the 321 HSPSGGGGL 5.000 end 279 ASPAAWLPL 5.000 position 302 STYDSLSPY 4.000 for each 129 RPYHFQVPS 4.000 peptide is 266 RPPALSARA 4.000 the start 9 FPLRALHIV 4.000 position 293 RPSSCPTSS 4.000 plus 107 FCRNKLKYL 3.000 eight. 372 GSGYCGALW 2.500 316 LPNPRHSPS 2.000 274 APVPAASPA 2.000 152 CPQGHASEA 2.000 252 HPGGRTPRA 2.000 296 SCPTSSSTY 2.000 240 APLAATRAT 2.000 114 YLAFLHKRM 2.000 227 GSPRGLGFI 2.000 123 NTNPSRRPY 2.000 59 FVGSYKLAY 2.000 289 TPWTRPSSC 2.000 314 NPLPNPRHS 2.000 400 KAENGPHLL 1.800 242 LAATRATRI 1.200 393 KQKDKERKA 1.200 156 HASEAYKKV 1.200 371 AGSGYCGAL 1.000 99 EGINISGSF 1.000 336 CQGQKHNVL 1.000 104 SGSFCRNKL 1.000 234 FIFKTIAPL 1.000 378 ALWKAIESL 1.000 57 VQFVGSYKL 1.000 46 IITQGAKDF 1.000 226 GGSPRGLGF 1.000 96 VSCEGINIS 1.000 67 YSNDGEHWT 1.000 271 SARAPVPAA 0.900 366 RPADLAGSG 0.800 257 TPRAGSSAH 0.600 318 NPRHSPSGG 0.600 195 HYRKNKQLM 0.600 95 VVSCEGINI 0.600 12 RALHIVVES 0.600 354 KSENNSWYV 0.600 311 GPRNPLPNP 0.600 30 KQDKKVDLL 0.600 261 GSSAHRPPA 0.500 300 SSSTYDSLS 0.500 270 LSARAPVPA 0.500 167 SGAPHEVGW 0.500 295 SSCPTSSST 0.500 149 GSCCPQGHA 0.500 61 GSYKLAYSN 0.500 133 FQVPSRIFW 0.500 69 NDGEHWTVY 0.400 13 ALHIVVESI 0.400 231 GLGFIFKTI 0.400 38 LVPTKVTGI 0.400 375 YCGALWKAI 0.400 348 KPQRKPKSE 0.400 86 KVLLGRKAV 0.400 93 AVVVSCEGI 0.400 399 RKAENGPHL 0.400 331 KPARHCQGQ 0.400 328 GLKKPARHC 0.300 277 PAASPAAWL 0.300 239 IAPLAATRA 0.300 89 LGRKAVVVS 0.300 49 QGAKDFGHV 0.300 382 AIESLEEGL 0.300 254 GGRTPRAGS 0.300 291 WTRPSSCPT 0.300 377 GALWKAIES 0.300 263 SAHRPPALS 0.300 159 EAYKKVCLS 0.300 1 MLEHTTKTF 0.300 370 LAGSGYCGA 0.300 115 LAFLHKRMN 0.300 5 TTKTFPLRA 0.300 230 RGLGFIFKT 0.200 280 SPAAWLPLR 0.200 138 RIFWRQEKA 0.200 322 SPSGGGGLK 0.200 288 RTPWTRPSS 0.200 297 CPTSSSTYD 0.200 249 RIGHPGGRT 0.200 204 RLQKQAEKN 0.200

TABLE XVIII Pos 1234567890 Score SeqID v.1-B35-10mers: 151P3D4 161 FPYFPRLGRY 40.000 Portion 221 KPREPCGGQN 24.000 of SEQ 254 TSNFNGRFYY 10.000 ID NO: 96 VSMGYHKKTY 10.000 3; each 232 VPGVRNYGFW 10.000 start 326 SPTEAAVRFV 8.000 position 164 FPRLGRYNLN 6.000 is 152 VALDLQGVVF 6.000 specified, 122 ASLVITDLTL 5.000 the 325 CSPTEAAVRF 5.000 length of 189 ASFDQLYDAW 5.000 peptide is 50 FSHRGGNVTL 5.000 10 amino 125 VITDLTLEDY 4.000 acids, the 185 DAVIASFDQL 3.000 end 128 DLTLEDYGRY 3.000 position 245 KSRYDVFCFT 3.000 for each 55 GNVTLPCKFY 2.000 peptide is 115 KGGSDSDASL 2.000 the start 59 LPCKFYRDPT 2.000 position 217 YPITKPREPC 2.000 plus nine. 229 QNTVPGVRNY 2.000 253 FTSNFNGRFY 2.000 32 IQAENGPHLL 2.000 193 QLYDAWRGGL 2.000 263 YLIHPTKLTY 2.000 186 AVIASFDQLY 2.000 316 YPISRPRRRC 2.000 266 HPTKLTYDEA 2.000 277 QACLNDGAQI 1.800 68 TAFGSGIHKI 1.200 179 QACLDQDAVI 1.200 283 GAQIAKVGQI 1.200 320 RPRRRCSPTE 1.200 284 AQIAKVGQIF 1.000 335 VGFPDKKHKL 1.000 299 LGYDRCDAGW 1.000 105 YGGYQGRVFL 1.000 290 GQIFAAWKIL 1.000 255 SNFNGRFYYL 1.000 158 GVVFPYFPRL 1.000 231 TVPGVRNYGF 1.000 2 KSLLLLVLIS 1.000 200 GGLDWCNAGW 1.000 31 HIQAENGPHL 1.000 54 GGNVTLPCKF 1.000 9 LISICWADHL 1.000 155 DLQGVVFPYF 1.000 88 YLKEVDVFVS 0.900 286 IAKVGQIFAA 0.900 91 EVDVFVSMGY 0.600 210 LSDGSVQYPI 0.600 305 DAGWLADGSV 0.600 136 RYKCEVIEGL 0.600 206 NAGWLSDGSV 0.600 117 GSDSDASLVI 0.600 339 DKKHKLYGVY 0.600 143 EGLEDDTVVV 0.600 116 GGSDSDASLV 0.600 239 GFWDKDKSRY 0.600 76 KIRIKWTKLT 0.600 341 KHKLYGVYCF 0.600 40 LLVEAEQAKV 0.600 10 ISICWADHLS 0.500 5 LLLVLISICW 0.500 72 SGIHKIRIKW 0.500 103 KTYGGYQGRV 0.400 336 GFPDKKHKLY 0.400 13 CWADHLSDNY 0.400 48 KVFSHRGGNV 0.400 3 SLLLLVLISI 0.400 289 VGQIFAAWKI 0.400 70 FGSGIHKIRI 0.400 83 KLTSDYLKEV 0.400 309 LADGSVRYPI 0.360 297 KILGYDRCDA 0.300 109 QGRVFLKGGS 0.300 269 KLTYDEAVQA 0.300 180 ACLDQDAVIA 0.300 201 GLDWCNAGWL 0.300 121 DASLVITDLT 0.300 41 LVEAEQAKVF 0.300 196 DAWRGGLDWC 0.300 188 IASFDQLYDA 0.300 150 VVVALDLQGV 0.300 178 QQACLDQDAV 0.300 113 FLKGGSDSDA 0.300 85 TSDYLKEVDV 0.300 111 RVFLKGGSDS 0.200 151 VVALDLQGVV 0.200 344 LYGVYCFRAY 0.200 343 KLYGVYCFRA 0.200 307 GWLADGSVRY 0.200 292 IFAAWKILGY 0.200 80 KWTKLTSDYL 0.200 182 LDQDAVIASF 0.200 66 DPTAFGSGIH 0.200 270 LTYDEAVQAC 0.200 99 GYHKKTYGGY 0.200 226 CGGQNTVPGV 0.200 224 EPCGGQNTVP 0.200 v.2-B35-10mers: 151P3D4 352 KPKSENNSWY 240.000 Portion of 366 RPADLAGSGY 160.000 SEQ ID 152 CPQGHASEAY 40.000 NO: 5; 276 VPAASPAAWL 20.000 each start 223 SPGGGSPRGL 20.000 position is 50 GAKDFGHVQF 18.000 specified, 20 SIRDHSGQKM 12.000 the length 381 KAIESLEEGL 12.000 of peptide 301 SSTYDSLSPY 10.000 is 10 105 GSFCRNKLKY 10.000 amino 295 SSCPTSSSTY 10.000 acids, the 109 RNKLKYLAFL 6.000 end 168 GAPHEVGWKY 6.000 position 28 KMKQDKKVDL 6.000 for each 227 GSPRGLGFIF 5.000 peptide is 261 GSSAHRPPAL 5.000 the start 307 LSPYGPRNPL 5.000 position 103 ISGSFCRNKL 5.000 plus nine. 348 KPQRKPKSEN 4.000 9 FPLRALHIVV 4.000 211 KNMKKKIDKY 4.000 293 RPSSCPTSSS 4.000 204 RLQKQAEKNM 4.000 67 YSNDGEHWTV 3.000 370 LAGSGYCGAL 3.000 278 AASPAAWLPL 3.000 377 GALWKAIESL 3.000 5 TTKTFPLRAL 3.000 166 LSGAPHEVGW 2.500 187 KRKEKAEIHY 2.400 12 RALHIVVESI 2.400 92 KAVVVSCEGI 2.400 65 LAYSNDGEHW 2.250 39 VPTKVTGIIT 2.000 297 CPTSSSTYDS 2.000 280 SPAAWLPLRT 2.000 274 APVPAASPAA 2.000 54 FGHVQFVGSY 2.000 122 MNTNPSRRPY 2.000 282 AAWLPLRTPW 1.500 157 ASEAYKKVCL 1.500 56 HVQFVGSYKL 1.000 193 EIHYRKNKQL 1.000 45 GIITQGAKDF 1.000 225 GGGSPRGLGF 1.000 335 HCQGQKHNVL 1.000 124 TNPSRRPYHF 1.000 271 SARAPVPAAS 0.900 7 KTFPLRALHI 0.800 230 RGLGFIFKTI 0.800 68 SNDGEHWTVY 0.600 311 GPRNPLPNPR 0.600 94 VVVSCEGINI 0.600 273 RAPVPAASPA 0.600 228 SPRGLGFIFK 0.600 156 HASEAYKKVC 0.600 257 TPRAGSSAHR 0.600 346 RGKPQRKPKS 0.600 26 GQKMKQDKKV 0.600 318 NPRHSPSGGG 0.600 371 AGSGYCGALW 0.500 299 TSSSTYDSLS 0.500 149 GSCCPQGHAS 0.500 305 DSLSPYGPRN 0.500 270 LSARAPVPAA 0.500 262 SSAHRPPALS 0.500 364 NGRPADLAGS 0.450 86 KVLLGRKAVV 0.400 399 RKAENGPHLL 0.400 226 GGSPRGLGFI 0.400 266 RPPALSARAP 0.400 37 LLVPTKVTGI 0.400 129 RPYHFQVPSR 0.400 113 KYLAFLHKRM 0.400 169 APHEVGWKYQ 0.400 38 LVPTKVTGII 0.400 267 PPALSARAPV 0.400 331 KPARHCQGQK 0.400 208 QAEKNMKKKI 0.360 400 KAENGPHLLV 0.360 79 DEKQRKDKVL 0.300 107 FCRNKLKYLA 0.300 115 LAFLHKRMNT 0.300 398 ERKAENGPHL 0.300 239 IAPLAATRAT 0.300 361 YVENGRPADL 0.300 291 WTRPSSCPTS 0.300 263 SAHRPPALSA 0.300 212 NMKKKIDKYT 0.300 196 YRKNKQLMRL 0.300 254 GGRTPRAGSS 0.300 126 PSRRPYHFQV 0.300 89 LGRKAVVVSC 0.300 48 TQGAKDFGHV 0.300 314 NPLPNPRHSP 0.200 194 IHYRKNKQLM 0.200 322 SPSGGGGLKK 0.200 164 VCLSGAPHEV 0.200 288 RTPWTRPSSC 0.200 42 KVTGIITQGA 0.200

TABLE XIX Frequently Occurring Motifs avrg. % Name identity Description Potential Function zf-C2H2 34% Zinc finger, C2H2 type Nucleic acid-binding protein functions as transcription factor, nuclear location probable cytochrome b N 68% Cytochrome b(N- membrane bound oxidase, generate terminal)/b6/petB superoxide ig 19% Immunoglobulin domain domains are one hundred amino acids long and include a conserved intradomain disulfide bond. WD40 18% WD domain, G-beta tandem repeats of about 40 repeat residues, each containing a Trp-Asp motif. Function in signal transduction and protein interaction PDZ 23% PDZ domain may function in targeting signaling molecules to sub-membranous sites LRR 28% Leucine Rich Repeat short sequence motifs involved in protein-protein interactions pkinase 23% Protein kinase domain conserved catalytic core common to both serine/threonine and tyrosine protein kinases containing an ATP binding site and a catalytic site PH 16% PH domain pleckstrin homology involved in intracellular signaling or as constituents of the cytoskeleton EGF 34% EGF-like domain 30-40 amino-acid long found in the extracellular domain of membrane- bound proteins or in secreted proteins rvt 49% Reverse transcriptase (RNA-dependent DNA polymerase) ank 25% Ank repeat Cytoplasmic protein, associates integral membrane proteins to the cytoskeleton oxidored q1 32% NADH- membrane associated. Involved in Ubiquinone/ proton translocation across the plastoquinone membrane (complex I), various chains efhand 24% EF hand calcium-binding domain, consists of a12 residue loop flanked on both sides by a 12 residue alpha-helical domain rvp 79% Retroviral aspartyl Aspartyl or acid proteases, centered protease on a catalytic aspartyl residue Collagen 42% Collagen triple helix extracellular structural proteins repeat (20 copies) involved in formation of connective tissue. The sequence consists of the G-X-Y and the polypeptide chains forms a triple helix. fn3 20% Fibronectin type III Located in the extracellular ligand- domain binding region of receptors and is about 200 amino acid residues long with two pairs of cysteines involved in disulfide bonds 7tm 1 19% 7 transmembrane seven hydrophobic transmembrane receptor (rhodopsin regions, with the N-terminus family) located extracellularly while the C- terminus is cytoplasmic. Signal through G proteins

TABLE XX Motifs and Post-translational Modifications of 151P3D4 N-glycosylation site. 21-24 NYTL 56-59 NVTL cAMP- and cGMP-dependent protein kinase phosphorylation site 323-326 RRcS Protein kinase C phosphorylation site 51-53 ShR 313-315 SvR Casein kinase II phosphorylation site 118-121 SdsD 130-133 TleD 246-249 SryD 271-274 TydE 326-329 SptE N-myristoylation site 54-59 GGnvTL 106-111 GGyqGR 116-121 GGsdSD 201-206 GLdwCN 227-232 GGqnTV 283-288 GAqiAK 290-295 GQifAA

TABLE XXI Protein Properties of 151P3D4 Bioinformatic URL located on the World Wide Web Program at: Outcome 151P3D4 V.1 ORF ORF finder bp316-1380 (includes stop) Protein length 354 aa Transmembrane TM Pred .ch.embnet.org/ no TM region HMMTop .enzim.hu/hmmtop/ no TM, intracellular Sosui .genome.ad.jp/SOSui/ no TM, soluble protein TMHMM .cbs.dtu.dk/services/TMHMM no TM Signal Peptide Signal P .cbs.dtu.dk/services/SignalP/ yes pI pI/MW tool .expasy.ch/tools/ 7.1 Molecular weight pI/MW tool .expasy.ch/tools/ 40.1 kDa Localization PSORT /psort.nibb.ac.jp/ 53% outside, 51% lysosome PSORT II psort.nibb.ac.jp/ 66% extracellular, 11% cytoplasmic Motifs Pfam .sanger.ac.uk/Pfam/ Ig domain, extracellular link domain Prints .biochem.ucl.ac.uk/ Link module Blocks .blocks.fhcrc.org/ Link motif, C-type lectin domain, receptor tyrosine kinase class III 151P3D4 V.2 ORF ORF finder bp1-2166 (includes stop) Protein length 721aa Transmembrane TM Pred .ch.embnet.org/ no TM region HMMTop .enzim.hu/hmmtop/ no TM, extracellular Sosui .genome.ad.jp/SOSui/ no TM, soluble protein TMHMM .cbs.dtu.dk/services/TMHMM no TM Signal Peptide Signal P .cbs.dtu.dk/services/SignalP/ none pI pI/MW tool .expasy.ch/tools/ pI9.6 Molecular weight pI/MW tool .expasy.ch/tools/ 80.7 kDa Localization PSORT psort.nibb.ac.jp/ 82% nucleus, 42% peroxisome PSORT II psort.nibb.ac.jp/ 52% nuclear, 26% cytoplasmic Motifs Pfam .sanger.ac.uk/Pfam/ F5/8 type C domain, Ig domain extracellular link domain Prints .biochem.ucl.ac.uk/ link module signature Blocks .blocks.fhcrc.org/ Link motif, coagulation factor 5/8 type c domain (FA58C), ribosomal protein L13, C-type lectin domain, receptor tyrosine kinase class III

TABLE XXII SEQ. ID Pos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 score NO. 151P3D4 v.1: HLA Peptide Scoring Results A1 9-mers SYFPEITHI 126 I T D L T L E D Y 31 Portion 230 N T V P G V R N Y 28 of SEQ 337 F P D K K H K L Y 28 ID NO: 240 F W D K D K S R Y 26 3; each 14 W A D H L S D N Y 25 start 264 L I H P T K L T Y 25 position 293 F A A W K I L G Y 22 is 18 L S D N Y T L D H 21 specified, 129 L T L E D Y G R Y 21 the length 155 D L Q G V V F P Y 20 of 254 T S N F N G R F Y 20 peptide is 255 S N F N G R F Y Y 20 9 amino 345 Y G V Y C F R A Y 20 acids, the 162 P Y F P R L G R Y 19 end 92 V D V F V S M G Y 18 position 187 V I A S F D Q L Y 18 for each 209 W L S D G S V Q Y 18 peptide is 303 R C D A G W L A D 18 the start 308 W L A D G S V R Y 18 position 97 S M G Y H K K T Y 17 plus 100 Y H K K T Y G G Y 17 eight. 327 P T E A A V R F V 17 56 N V T L P C K F Y 16 64 Y R D P T A F G S 16 117 G S D S D A S L V 16 153 A L D L Q G V V F 16 210 L S D G S V Q Y P 16 340 K K H K L Y G V Y 16 80 K W T K L T S D Y 15 85 T S D Y L K E V D 15 108 Y Q G R V F L K G 15 131 L E D Y G R Y K C 15 222 P R E P C G G Q N 15 280 L N D G A Q I A K 15 33 Q A E N G P H L L 14 119 D S D A S L V I T 14 148 D T V V V A L D L 14 272 Y D E A V Q A C L 14 130 T L E D Y G R Y K 13 146 E D D T V V V A L 13 174 F H E A Q Q A C L 13 23 T L D H D R A I H 12 41 L V E A E Q A K V 12 89 L K E V D V F V S 12 91 E V D V F V S M G 12 138 K C E V I E G L E 12 141 V I E G L E D D T 12 144 G L E D D T V V V 12 145 L E D D T V V V A 12 183 D Q D A V I A S F 12 190 S F D Q L Y D A W 12 201 G L D W C N A G W 12 309 L A D G S V R Y P 12 34 A E N G P H L L V 11 35 E N G P H L L V E 11 57 V T L P C K F Y R 11 181 C L D Q D A V I A 11 194 L Y D A W R G G L 11 242 D K D K S R Y D V 11 271 T Y D E A V Q A C 11 3 S L L L L V L I S 10 25 D H D R A I H I Q 10 43 E A E Q A K V F S 10 219 I T K P R E P C G 10 247 R Y D V F C F T S 10 300 G Y D R C D A G W 10 50 F S H R G G N V T 9 83 K L T S D Y L K E 9 96 V S M G Y H K K T 9 103 K T Y G G Y Q G R 9 118 S D S D A S L V I 9 123 S L V I T D L T L 9 159 V V F P Y F P R L 9 161 F P Y F P R L G R 9 166 R L G R Y N L N F 9 196 D A W R G G L D W 9 213 G S V Q Y P I T K 9 312 G S V R Y P I S R 9 318 I S R P R R R C S 9 22 Y T L D H D R A I 8 53 R G G N V T L P C 8 67 P T A F G S G I H 8 71 G S G I H K I R I 8 204 W C N A G W L S D 8 253 F T S N F N G R F 8 1 M K S L L L L V L 7 4 L L L L V L I S I 7 73 G I H K I R I K W 7 84 L T S D Y L K E V 7 120 S D A S L V I T D 7 122 A S L V I T D L T 7 125 V I T D L T L E D 7 139 C E V I E G L E D 7 150 V V V A L D L Q G 7 189 A S F D Q L Y D A 7 246 S R Y D V F C F T 7 258 N G R F Y Y L I H 7 2 K S L L L L V L I 6 12 I C W A D H L S D 6 51 S H R G G N V T L 6 68 T A F G S G I H K 6 78 R I K W T K L T S 6 81 W T K L T S D Y L 6 105 Y G G Y Q G R V F 6 176 E A Q Q A C L D Q 6 188 I A S F D Q L Y D 6 235 V R N Y G F W D K 6 263 Y L I H P T K L T 6 267 P T K L T Y D E A 6 270 L T Y D E A V Q A 6 274 E A V Q A C L N D 6 286 I A K V G Q I F A 6 292 I F A A W K I L G 6 332 V R F V G F P D K 6 338 P D K K H K L Y G 6 6 L L V L I S I C W 5 45 E Q A K V F S H R 5 69 A F G S G I H K I 5 88 Y L K E V D V F V 5 90 K E V D V F V S M 5 95 F V S M G Y H K K 5 113 F L K G G S D S D 5 136 R Y K C E V I E G 5 147 D D T V V V A L D 5 156 L Q G V V F P Y F 5 182 L D Q D A V I A S 5 195 Y D A W R G G L D 5 214 S V Q Y P I T K P 5 215 V Q Y P I T K P R 5 225 P C G G Q N T V P 5 245 K S R Y D V F C F 5 248 Y D V F C F T S N 5 259 G R F Y Y L I H P 5 314 V R Y P I S R P R 5 325 C S P T E A A V R 5 335 V G F P D K K H K 5 10 I S I C W A D H L 4 11 S I C W A D H L S 4 24 L D H D R A I H I 4 26 H D R A I H I Q A 4 42 V E A E Q A K V F 4 52 H R G G N V T L P 4 58 T L P C K F Y R D 4 107 G Y Q G R V F L K 4 112 V F L K G G S D S 4 137 Y K C E V I E G L 4 164 F P R L G R Y N L 4 175 H E A Q Q A C L D 4 180 A C L D Q D A V I 4 186 A V I A S F D Q L 4 197 A W R G G L D W C 4 211 S D G S V Q Y P I 4 231 T V P G V R N Y G 4 238 Y G F W D K D K S 4 256 N F N G R F Y Y L 4 262 Y Y L I H P T K L 4 273 D E A V Q A C L N 4 281 N D G A Q I A K V 4 287 A K V G Q I F A A 4 310 A D G S V R Y P I 4 324 R C S P T E A A V 4 328 T E A A V R F V G 4 331 A V R F V G F P D 4 334 F V G F P D K K H 4 343 K L Y G V Y C F R 4 17 H L S D N Y T L D 3 29 A I H I Q A E N G 3 65 R D P T A F G S G 3 102 K K T Y G G Y Q G 3 106 G G Y Q G R V F L 3 134 Y G R Y K C E V I 3 154 L D L Q G V V F P 3 160 V F P Y F P R L G 3 163 Y F P R L G R Y N 3 165 P R L G R Y N L N 3 169 R Y N L N F H E A 3 203 D W C N A G W L S 3 223 R E P C G G Q N T 3 224 E P C G G Q N T V 3 228 G Q N T V P G V R 3 236 R N Y G F W D K D 3 252 C F T S N F N G R 3 257 F N G R F Y Y L I 3 279 C L N D G A Q I A 3 285 Q I A K V G Q I F 3 288 K V G Q I F A A W 3 302 D R C D A G W L A 3 313 S V R Y P I S R P 3 319 S R P R R R C S P 3 329 E A A V R F V G F 3 333 R F V G F P D K K 3 342 H K L Y G V Y C F 3 8 V L I S I C W A D 2 19 S D N Y T L D H D 2 38 P H L L V E A E Q 2 44 A E Q A K V F S H 2 49 V F S H R G G N V 2 55 G N V T L P C K F 2 60 P C K F Y R D P T 2 63 F Y R D P T A F G 2 70 F G S G I H K I R 2 72 S G I H K I R I K 2 76 K I R I K W T K L 2 77 I R I K W T K L T 2 82 T K L T S D Y L K 2 86 S D Y L K E V D V 2 87 D Y L K E V D V F 2 94 V F V S M G Y H K 2 101 H K K T Y G G Y Q 2 104 T Y G G Y Q G R V 2 121 D A S L V I T D L 2 124 L V I T D L T L E 2 140 E V I E G L E D D 2 149 T V V V A L D L Q 2 152 V A L D L Q G V V 2 170 Y N L N F H E A Q 2 191 F D Q L Y D A W R 2 208 G W L S D G S V Q 2 212 D G S V Q Y P I T 2 217 Y P I T K P R E P 2 218 P I T K P R E P C 2 229 Q N T V P G V R N 2 232 V P G V R N Y G F 2 234 G V R N Y G F W D 2 251 F C F T S N F N G 2 269 K L T Y D E A V Q 2 276 V Q A C L N D G A 2 278 A C L N D G A Q I 2 284 A Q I A K V G Q I 2 290 G Q I F A A W K I 2 295 A W K I L G Y D R 2 296 W K I L G Y D R C 2 297 K I L G Y D R C D 2 298 I L G Y D R C D A 2 301 Y D R C D A G W L 2 307 G W L A D G S V R 2 316 Y P I S R P R R R 2 317 P I S R P R R R C 2 326 S P T E A A V R F 2 330 A A V R F V G F P 2 336 G F P D K K H K L 2 341 K H K L Y G V Y C 2 5 L L L V L I S I C 1 15 A D H L S D N Y T 1 16 D H L S D N Y T L 1 31 H I Q A E N G P H 1 32 I Q A E N G P H L 1 37 G P H L L V E A E 1 39 H L L V E A E Q A 1 40 L L V E A E Q A K 1 47 A K V F S H R G G 1 48 K V F S H R G G N 1 66 D P T A F G S G I 1 111 R V F L K G G S D 1 114 L K G G S D S D A 1 128 D L T L E D Y G R 1 132 E D Y G R Y K C E 1 133 D Y G R Y K C E V 1 143 E G L E D D T V V 1 151 V V A L D L Q G V 1 158 G V V F P Y F P R 1 168 G R Y N L N F H E 1 171 N L N F H E A Q Q 1 177 A Q Q A C L D Q D 1 193 Q L Y D A W R G G 1 198 W R G G L D W C N 1 205 C N A G W L S D G 1 207 A G W L S D G S V 1 221 K P R E P C G G Q 1 227 G G Q N T V P G V 1 243 K D K S R Y D V F 1 244 D K S R Y D V F C 1 250 V F C F T S N F N 1 261 F Y Y L I H P T K 1 268 T K L T Y D E A V 1 275 A V Q A C L N D G 1 282 D G A Q I A K V G 1 289 V G Q I F A A W K 1 294 A A W K I L G Y D 1 304 C D A G W L A D G 1 306 A G W L A D G S V 1 315 R Y P I S R P R R 1 323 R R C S P T E A A 1 344 L Y G V Y C F R A 1 346 G V Y C F R A Y N 1 151P3D4 v.2: HLA Peptide Scoring Results A1 9-mers SYFPEITHI 188 R K E K A E I H Y 29 Portion of 123 N T N P S R R P Y 26 SEQ ID 367 P A D L A G S G Y 26 NO: 5; 106 S F C R N K L K Y 25 each start 59 F V G S Y K L A Y 23 position 302 S T Y D S L S P Y 23 is 169 A P H E V G W K Y 21 specified, 220 Y T E S P G G G S 20 the length 83 R K D K V L L G R 18 of peptide 97 S C E G I N I S G 18 is 9 157 A S E A Y K K V C 17 amino 212 N M K K K I D K Y 17 acids, the 296 S C P T S S S T Y 17 end 55 G H V Q F V G S Y 16 position 69 N D G E H W T V Y 16 for each 323 P S G G G G L K K 16 peptide is 353 P K S E N N S W Y 16 the start 153 P Q G H A S E A Y 15 position 361 Y V E N G R P A D 15 plus 385 S L E E G L G G K 15 eight. 77 Y Q D E K Q R K D 14 354 K S E N N S W Y V 14 386 L E E G L G G K Q 14 400 K A E N G P H L L 14 7 K T F P L R A L H 13 21 I R D H S G Q K M 13 30 K Q D K K V D L L 13 51 A K D F G H V Q F 13 68 S N D G E H W T V 13 78 Q D E K Q R K D K 13 145 K A D G G S C C P 13 5 T T K T F P L R A 12 17 V V E S I R D H S 12 170 P H E V G W K Y Q 12 183 T L E E K R K E K 12 184 L E E K R K E K A 12 191 K A E I H Y R K N 12 208 Q A E K N M K K K 12 244 A T R A T R I G H 12 264 A H R P P A L S A 12 301 S S T Y D S L S P 12 1 M L E H T T K T F 11 4 H T T K T F P L R 11 34 K V D L L V P T K 11 40 P T K V T G I I T 11 216 K I D K Y T E S P 11 226 G G S P R G L G F 11 279 A S P A A W L P L 11 382 A I E S L E E G L 11 384 E S L E E G L G G 11 394 Q K D K E R K A E 11 31 Q D K K V D L L V 10 70 D G E H W T V Y Q 10 74 W T V Y Q D E K Q 10 133 F Q V P S R I F W 10 142 R Q E K A D G G S 10 291 W T R P S S C P T 10 295 S S C P T S S S T 10 303 T Y D S L S P Y G 10 364 N G R P A D L A G 10 373 S G Y C G A L W K 10 396 D K E R K A E N G 10 82 Q R K D K V L L G 9 112 L K Y L A F L H K 9 150 S C C P Q G H A S 9 160 A Y K K V C L S G 9 180 V T A T L E E K R 9 182 A T L E E K R K E 9 196 Y R K N K Q L M R 9 229 P R G L G F I F K 9 247 A T R I G H P G G 9 300 S S S T Y D S L S 9 306 S L S P Y G P R N 9 67 Y S N D G E H W T 8 222 E S P G G G S P R 8 310 Y G P R N P L P N 8 322 S P S G G G G L K 8 32 D K K V D L L V P 7 43 V T G I I T Q G A 7 47 I T Q G A K D F G 7 96 V S C E G I N I S 7 105 G S F C R N K L K 7 127 S R R P Y H F Q V 7 199 N K Q L M R L Q K 7 221 T E S P G G G S P 7 236 F K T I A P L A A 7 237 K T I A P L A A T 7 250 I G H P G G R T P 7 256 R T P R A G S S A 7 272 A R A P V P A A S 7 278 A A S P A A W L P 7 288 R T P W T R P S S 7 309 P Y G P R N P L P 7 321 H S P S G G G G L 7 324 S G G G G L K K P 7 338 G Q K H N V L A R 7 346 R G K P Q R K P K 7 372 G S G Y C G A L W 7 8 T F P L R A L H I 6 10 P L R A L H I V V 6 41 T K V T G I I T Q 6 54 F G H V Q F V G S 6 95 V V S C E G I N I 6 109 R N K L K Y L A F 6 166 L S G A P H E V G 6 167 S G A P H E V G W 6 178 Q A V T A T L E E 6 227 G S P R G L G F I 6 262 S S A H R P P A L 6 281 P A A W L P L R T 6 283 A W L P L R T P W 6 298 P T S S S T Y D S 6 307 L S P Y G P R N P 6 333 A R H C Q G Q K H 6 358 N S W Y V E N G R 6 380 W K A I E S L E E 6 13 A L H I V V E S I 5 23 D H S G Q K M K Q 5 35 V D L L V P T K V 5 37 L L V P T K V T G 5 45 G I I T Q G A K D 5 57 V Q F V G S Y K L 5 104 S G S F C R N K L 5 126 P S R R P Y H F Q 5 149 G S C C P Q G H A 5 204 R L Q K Q A E K N 5 223 S P G G G S P R G 5 261 G S S A H R P P A 5 263 S A H R P P A L S 5 274 A P V P A A S P A 5 294 P S S C P T S S S 5 305 D S L S P Y G P R 5 308 S P Y G P R N P L 5 320 R H S P S G G G G 5 329 L K K P A R H C Q 5 388 E G L G G K Q K D 5 15 H I V V E S I R D 4 19 E S I R D H S G Q 4 24 H S G Q K M K Q D 4 27 Q K M K Q D K K V 4 61 G S Y K L A Y S N 4 87 V L L G R K A V V 4 102 N I S G S F C R N 4 103 I S G S F C R N K 4 128 R R P Y H F Q V P 4 131 Y H F Q V P S R I 4 135 V P S R I F W R Q 4 136 P S R I F W R Q E 4 177 Y Q A V T A T L E 4 211 K N M K K K I D K 4 225 G G G S P R G L G 4 228 S P R G L G F I F 4 231 G L G F I F K T I 4 233 G F I F K T I A P 4 238 T I A P L A A T R 4 251 G H P G G R T P R 4 255 G R T P R A G S S 4 265 H R P P A L S A R 4 270 L S A R A P V P A 4 271 S A R A P V P A A 4 280 S P A A W L P L R 4 287 L R T P W T R P S 4 299 T S S S T Y D S L 4 312 P R N P L P N P R 4 314 N P L P N P R H S 4 316 L P N P R H S P S 4 343 V L A R G K P Q R 4 345 A R G K P Q R K P 4 350 Q R K P K S E N N 4 377 G A L W K A I E S 4 390 L G G K Q K D K E 4 22 R D H S G Q K M K 3 36 D L L V P T K V T 3 39 V P T K V T G I I 3 49 Q G A K D F G H V 3 53 D F G H V Q F V G 3 56 H V Q F V G S Y K 3 58 Q F V G S Y K L A 3 63 Y K L A Y S N D G 3 85 D K V L L G R K A 3 86 K V L L G R K A V 3 90 G R K A V V V S C 3 91 R K A V V V S C E 3 111 K L K Y L A F L H 3 114 Y L A F L H K R M 3 130 P Y H F Q V P S R 3 137 S R I F W R Q E K 3 144 E K A D G G S C C 3 159 E A Y K K V C L S 3 164 V C L S G A P H E 3 173 V G W K Y Q A V T 3 192 A E I H Y R K N K 3 207 K Q A E K N M K K 3 209 A E K N M K K K I 3 230 R G L G F I F K T 3 269 A L S A R A P V P 3 315 P L P N P R H S P 3 335 H C Q G Q K H N V 3 337 Q G Q K H N V L A 3 341 H N V L A R G K P 3 355 S E N N S W Y V E 3 359 S W Y V E N G R P 3 363 E N G R P A D L A 3 368 A D L A G S G Y C 3 369 D L A G S G Y C G 3 371 A G S G Y C G A L 3 374 G Y C G A L W K A 3 387 E E G L G G K Q K 3 14 L H I V V E S I R 2 20 S I R D H S G Q K 2 25 S G Q K M K Q D K 2 26 G Q K M K Q D K K 2 46 I I T Q G A K D F 2 50 G A K D F G H V Q 2 52 K D F G H V Q F V 2 62 S Y K L A Y S N D 2 64 K L A Y S N D G E 2 66 A Y S N D G E H W 2 72 E H W T V Y Q D E 2 79 D E K Q R K D K V 2 81 K Q R K D K V L L 2 88 L L G R K A V V V 2 89 L G R K A V V V S 2 92 K A V V V S C E G 2 101 I N I S G S F C R 2 108 C R N K L K Y L A 2 113 K Y L A F L H K R 2 116 A F L H K R M N T 2 117 F L H K R M N T N 2 138 R I F W R Q E K A 2 139 I F W R Q E K A D 2 146 A D G G S C C P Q 2 151 C C P Q G H A S E 2 155 G H A S E A Y K K 2 156 H A S E A Y K K V 2 158 S E A Y K K V C L 2 161 Y K K V C L S G A 2 165 C L S G A P H E V 2 174 G W K Y Q A V T A 2 176 K Y Q A V T A T L 2 193 E I H Y R K N K Q 2 195 H Y R K N K Q L M 2 197 R K N K Q L M R L 2 198 K N K Q L M R L Q 2 200 K Q L M R L Q K Q 2 202 L M R L Q K Q A E 2 235 I F K T I A P L A 2 241 P L A A T R A T R 2 249 R I G H P G G R T 2 254 G G R T P R A G S 2 257 T P R A G S S A H 2 282 A A W L P L R T P 2 286 P L R T P W T R P 2 304 Y D S L S P Y G P 2 313 R N P L P N P R H 2 328 G L K K P A R H C 2 334 R H C Q G Q K H N 2 339 Q K H N V L A R G 2 347 G K P Q R K P K S 2 357 N N S W Y V E N G 2 362 V E N G R P A D L 2 370 L A G S G Y C G A 2 375 Y C G A L W K A I 2 378 A L W K A I E S L 2 379 L W K A I E S L E 2 383 I E S L E E G L G 2 389 G L G G K Q K D K 2 393 K Q K D K E R K A 2 6 T K T F P L R A L 1 9 F P L R A L H I V 1 11 L R A L H I V V E 1 12 R A L H I V V E S 1 18 V E S I R D H S G 1 28 K M K Q D K K V D 1 38 L V P T K V T G I 1 42 K V T G I I T Q G 1 60 V G S Y K L A Y S 1 71 G E H W T V Y Q D 1 73 H W T V Y Q D E K 1 76 V Y Q D E K Q R K 1 80 E K Q R K D K V L 1 93 A V V V S C E G I 1 94 V V V S C E G I N 1 100 G I N I S G S F C 1 107 F C R N K L K Y L 1 110 N K L K Y L A F L 1 115 L A F L H K R M N 1 118 L H K R M N T N P 1 120 K R M N T N P S R 1 122 M N T N P S R R P 1 124 T N P S R R P Y H 1 132 H F Q V P S R I F 1 140 F W R Q E K A D G 1 143 Q E K A D G G S C 1 152 C P Q G H A S E A 1 163 K V C L S G A P H 1 168 G A P H E V G W K 1 171 H E V G W K Y Q A 1 175 W K Y Q A V T A T 1 179 A V T A T L E E K 1 194 I H Y R K N K Q L 1 201 Q L M R L Q K Q A 1 206 Q K Q A E K N M K 1 224 P G G G S P R G L 1 234 F I F K T I A P L 1 240 A P L A A T R A T 1 243 A A T R A T R I G 1 246 R A T R I G H P G 1 248 T R I G H P G G R 1 252 H P G G R T P R A 1 258 P R A G S S A H R 1 260 A G S S A H R P P 1 268 P A L S A R A P V 1 273 R A P V P A A S P 1 276 V P A A S P A A W 1 277 P A A S P A A W L 1 284 W L P L R T P W T 1 290 P W T R P S S C P 1 311 G P R N P L P N P 1 319 P R H S P S G G G 1 325 G G G G L K K P A 1 336 C Q G Q K H N V L 1 342 N V L A R G K P Q 1 344 L A R G K P Q R K 1 349 P Q R K P K S E N 1 352 K P K S E N N S W 1 360 W Y V E N G R P A 1 398 E R K A E N G P H 1 399 R K A E N G P H L 1

TABLE XXIII SEQ. ID Pos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 score NO. 151P3D4 v.1: HLA Peptide Scoring Results A*0201 9-mers SYFPEITHI 4 L L L L V L I S I 28 Portion 88 Y L K E V D V F V 25 of SEQ 123 S L V I I D L T L 25 ID NO: 144 G L E D D T V V V 25 3; each 84 L T S D Y L K E V 23 start 76 K I R I K W T K L 22 position 151 V V A L D L Q G V 22 is 3 S L L L L V L I S 20 specified, 51 S H R G G N V T L 20 the length 159 V V F P Y F P R L 20 of 263 Y L I H P T K L T 20 peptide is 5 L L L V L I S I C 19 9 amino 41 L V E A E Q A K V 19 acids, the 69 A F G S G I H K I 19 end 137 Y K C E V I E G L 19 position 152 V A L D L Q G V V 19 for each 2 K S L L L L V L I 18 peptide is 22 Y T L D H D R A I 18 the start 186 A V I A S F D Q L 18 position 279 C L N D G A Q I A 18 plus 281 N D G A Q I A K V 18 eight. 291 Q I F A A W K I L 18 32 I Q A E N G P H L 17 34 A E N G P H L L V 17 121 D A S L V I T D L 17 227 G G Q N T V P G V 17 284 A Q I A K V G Q I 17 308 W L A D G S V R Y 17 1 M K S L L L L V L 16 7 L V L I S I C W A 16 33 Q A E N G P H L L 16 39 H L L V E A E Q A 16 86 S D Y L K E V D V 16 106 G G Y Q G R V F L 16 113 F L K G G S D S D 16 116 G G S D S D A S L 16 181 C L D Q D A V I A 16 262 Y Y L I H P T K L 16 336 G F P D K K H K L 16 40 L L V E A E Q A K 15 125 V I T D L T L E D 15 141 V I E G L E D D T 15 155 D L Q G V V F P Y 15 179 Q A C L D Q D A V 15 180 A C L D Q D A V I 15 207 A G W L S D G S V 15 209 W L S D G S V Q Y 15 264 L I H P T K L T Y 15 298 I L G Y D R C D A 15 306 A G W L A D G S V 15 324 R C S P T E A A V 15 339 D K K H K L Y G V 15 8 V L I S I C W A D 14 10 I S I C W A D H L 14 16 D H L S D N Y T L 14 142 I E G L E D D T V 14 146 E D D T V V V A L 14 148 D T V V V A L D L 14 153 A L D L Q G V V F 14 164 F P R L G R Y N L 14 201 G L D W C N A G W 14 224 E P C G G Q N T V 14 256 N F N G R F Y Y L 14 268 T K L T Y D E A V 14 270 L T Y D E A V Q A 14 278 A C L N D G A Q I 14 293 F A A W K I L G Y 14 297 K I L G Y D R C D 14 327 P T E A A V R F V 14 343 K L Y G V Y C F R 14 36 N G P H L L V E A 13 81 W T K L T S D Y L 13 83 K L T S D Y L K E 13 104 T Y G G Y Q G R V 13 145 L E D D T V V V A 13 189 A S F D Q L Y D A 13 193 Q L Y D A W R G G 13 194 L Y D A W R G G L 13 202 L D W C N A G W L 13 272 Y D E A V Q A C L 13 287 A K V G Q I F A A 13 6 L L V L I S I C W 12 9 L I S I C W A D H 12 23 T L D H D R A I H 12 58 T L P C K F Y R D 12 118 S D S D A S L V I 12 124 L V I T D L T L E 12 133 D Y G R Y K C E V 12 154 L D L Q G V V F P 12 166 R L G R Y N L N F 12 171 N L N F H E A Q Q 12 174 F H E A Q Q A C L 12 187 V I A S F D Q L Y 12 214 S V Q Y P I T K P 12 230 N T V P G V R N Y 12 290 G Q I F A A W K I 12 301 Y D R C D A G W L 12 309 L A D G S V R Y P 12 11 S I C W A D H L S 11 17 H L S D N Y T L D 11 24 L D H D R A I H I 11 49 V F S H R G G N V 11 73 G I H K I R I K W 11 103 K T Y G G Y Q G R 11 117 G S D S D A S L V 11 120 S D A S L V I T D 11 130 T L E D Y G R Y K 11 140 E V I E G L E D D 11 143 E G L E D D T V V 11 211 S D G S V Q Y P I 11 257 F N G R F Y Y L I 11 269 K L T Y D E A V Q 11 275 A V Q A C L N D G 11 286 I A K V G Q I F A 11 294 A A W K I L G Y D 11 310 A D G S V R Y P I 11 330 A A V R F V G F P 11 28 R A I H I Q A E N 10 29 A I H I Q A E N G 10 78 R I K W T K L T S 10 79 I K W T K L T S D 10 90 K E V D V F V S M 10 95 F V S M G Y H K K 10 96 V S M G Y H K K T 10 97 S M G Y H K K T Y 10 122 A S L V I T D L T 10 126 I T D L T L E D Y 10 128 D L T L E D Y G R 10 129 L T L E D Y G R Y 10 134 Y G R Y K C E V I 10 197 A W R G G L D W C 10 242 D K D K S R Y D V 10 260 R F Y Y L I H P T 10 285 Q I A K V G Q I F 10 304 C D A G W L A D G 10 313 S V R Y P I S R P 10 44 A E Q A K V F S H 9 57 V T L P C K F Y R 9 71 G S G I H K I R I 9 72 S G I H K I R I K 9 77 I R I K W T K L T 9 119 D S D A S L V I T 9 276 V Q A C L N D G A 9 346 G V Y C F R A Y N 9 31 H I Q A E N G P H 8 50 F S H R G G N V T 8 66 D P T A F G S G I 8 74 I H K I R I K W T 8 111 R V F L K G G S D 8 114 L K G G S D S D A 8 149 T V V V A L D L Q 8 169 R Y N L N F H E A 8 182 L D Q D A V I A S 8 205 C N A G W L S D G 8 210 L S D G S V Q Y P 8 219 I T K P R E P C G 8 246 S R Y D V F C F T 8 283 G A Q I A K V G Q 8 288 K V G Q I F A A W 8 323 R R C S P T E A A 8 342 H K L Y G V Y C F 8 13 C W A D H L S D N 7 15 A D H L S D N Y T 7 37 G P H L L V E A E 7 48 K V F S H R G G N 7 54 G G N V T L P C K 7 61 C K F Y R D P T A 7 63 F Y R D P T A F G 7 68 T A F G S G I H K 7 107 G Y Q G R V F L K 7 150 V V V A L D L Q G 7 172 L N F H E A Q Q A 7 178 Q Q A C L D Q D A 7 183 D Q D A V I A S F 7 196 D A W R G G L D W 7 217 Y P I T K P R E P 7 231 T V P G V R N Y G 7 249 D V F C F T S N F 7 265 I H P T K L T Y D 7 271 T Y D E A V Q A C 7 344 L Y G V Y C F R A 7 12 I C W A D H L S D 6 18 L S D N Y T L D H 6 19 S D N Y T L D H D 6 27 D R A I H I Q A E 6 30 I H I Q A E N G P 6 52 H R G G N V T L P 6 91 E V D V F V S M G 6 99 G Y H K K T Y G G 6 131 L E D Y G R Y K C 6 167 L G R Y N L N F H 6 170 Y N L N F H E A Q 6 177 A Q Q A C L D Q D 6 188 I A S F D Q L Y D 6 200 G G L D W C N A G 6 204 W C N A G W L S D 6 206 N A G W L S D G S 6 223 R E P C G G Q N T 6 234 G V R N Y G F W D 6 236 R N Y G F W D K D 6 253 F T S N F N G R F 6 259 G R F Y Y L I H P 6 267 P T K L T Y D E A 6 317 P I S R P R R R C 6 322 R R R C S P T E A 6 329 E A A V R F V G F 6 334 F V G F P D K K H 6 14 W A D H L S D N Y 5 46 Q A K V F S H R G 5 64 Y R D P T A F G S 5 87 D Y L K E V D V F 5 89 L K E V D V F V S 5 108 Y Q G R V F L K G 5 109 Q G R V F L K G G 5 112 V F L K G G S D S 5 136 R Y K C E V I E G 5 158 G V V F P Y F P R 5 215 V Q Y P I T K P R 5 218 P I T K P R E P C 5 221 K P R E P C G G Q 5 238 Y G F W D K D K S 5 239 G F W D K D K S R 5 255 S N F N G R F Y Y 5 261 F Y Y L I H P T K 5 277 Q A C L N D G A Q 5 280 L N D G A Q I A K 5 299 L G Y D R C D A G 5 305 D A G W L A D G S 5 326 S P T E A A V R F 5 331 A V R F V G F P D 5 332 V R F V G F P D K 5 333 R F V G F P D K K 5 25 D H D R A I H I Q 4 26 H D R A I H I Q A 4 35 E N G P H L L V E 4 42 V E A E Q A K V F 4 55 G N V T L P C K F 4 67 P T A F G S G I H 4 75 H K I R I K W T K 4 93 D V F V S M G Y H 4 135 G R Y K C E V I E 4 147 D D T V V V A L D 4 161 F P Y F P R L G R 4 162 P Y F P R L G R Y 4 190 S F D Q L Y D A W 4 191 F D Q L Y D A W R 4 195 Y D A W R G G L D 4 199 R G G L D W C N A 4 212 D G S V Q Y P I T 4 213 G S V Q Y P I T K 4 226 C G G Q N T V P G 4 245 K S R Y D V F C F 4 289 V G Q I F A A W K 4 292 I F A A W K I L G 4 296 W K I L G Y D R C 4 300 G Y D R C D A G W 4 302 D R C D A G W L A 4 303 R C D A G W L A D 4 312 G S V R Y P I S R 4 314 V R Y P I S R P R 4 316 Y P I S R P R R R 4 318 I S R P R R R C S 4 319 S R P R R R C S P 4 320 R P R R R C S P T 4 21 N Y T L D H D R A 3 38 P H L L V E A E Q 3 53 R G G N V T L P C 3 56 N V T L P C K F Y 3 59 L P C K F Y R D P 3 62 K F Y R D P T A F 3 80 K W T K L T S D Y 3 82 T K L T S D Y L K 3 127 T D L T L E D Y G 3 139 C E V I E G L E D 3 156 L Q G V V F P Y F 3 163 Y F P R L G R Y N 3 168 G R Y N L N F H E 3 173 N F H E A Q Q A C 3 185 D A V I A S F D Q 3 198 W R G G L D W C N 3 208 G W L S D G S V Q 3 232 V P G V R N Y G F 3 235 V R N Y G F W D K 3 247 R Y D V F C F T S 3 248 Y D V F C F T S N 3 266 H P T K L T Y D E 3 295 A W K I L G Y D R 3 307 G W L A D G S V R 3 335 V G F P D K K H K 3 341 K H K L Y G V Y C 3 20 D N Y T L D H D R 2 43 E A E Q A K V F S 2 47 A K V F S H R G G 2 65 R D P T A F G S G 2 70 F G S G I H K I R 2 94 V F V S M G Y H K 2 98 M G Y H K K T Y G 2 100 Y H K K T Y G G Y 2 102 K K T Y G G Y Q G 2 110 G R V F L K G G S 2 115 K G G S D S D A S 2 157 Q G V V F P Y F P 2 165 P R L G R Y N L N 2 175 H E A Q Q A C L D 2 176 E A Q Q A C L D Q 2 184 Q D A V I A S F D 2 228 G Q N T V P G V R 2 229 Q N T V P G V R N 2 244 D K S R Y D V F C 2 251 F C F T S N F N G 2 274 E A V Q A C L N D 2 325 C S P T E A A V R 2 328 T E A A V R F V G 2 340 K K H K L Y G V Y 2 345 Y G V Y C F R A Y 2 92 V D V F V S M G Y 1 105 Y G G Y Q G R V F 1 160 V F P Y F P R L G 1 216 Q Y P I T K P R E 1 220 T K P R E P C G G 1 240 F W D K D K S R Y 1 241 W D K D K S R Y D 1 250 V F C F T S N F N 1 252 C F T S N F N G R 1 258 N G R F Y Y L I H 1 273 D E A V Q A C L N 1 315 R Y P I S R P R R 1 337 F P D K K H K L Y 1 45 E Q A K V F S H R −1 132 E D Y G R Y K C E −1 203 D W C N A G W L S −1 225 P C G G Q N T V P −1 222 P R E P C G G Q N −2 237 N Y G F W D K D K −2 233 P G V R N Y G F W −3 338 P D K K H K L Y G −3 151P3D4 v.2: HLA Peptide Scoring Results A*0201 9-mers SYFPEITHI 378 A L W K A I E S L 29 Portion of 87 V L L G R K A V V 27 SEQ ID 13 A L H I V V E S I 26 NO: 5; 234 F I F K T I A P L 26 each start 88 L L G R K A V V V 25 position 165 C L S G A P H E V 25 is 382 A I E S L E E G L 21 specified, 38 L V P T K V T G I 20 the length 385 S L E E G L G G K 20 of peptide 86 K V L L G R K A V 19 is 9 110 N K L K Y L A F L 19 amino 231 G L G F I F K T I 19 acids, the 237 K T I A P L A A T 19 end 9 F P L R A L H I V 18 position 10 P L R A L H I V V 18 for each 37 L L V P T K V T G 18 peptide is 52 K D F G H V Q F V 18 the start 36 D L L V P T K V T 17 position 57 V Q F V G S Y K L 17 plus 114 Y L A F L H K R M 17 eight. 156 H A S E A Y K K V 17 176 K Y Q A V T A T L 17 238 T I A P L A A T R 17 271 S A R A P V P A A 17 284 W L P L R T P W T 17 308 S P Y G P R N P L 17 400 K A E N G P H L L 17 30 K Q D K K V D L L 16 68 S N D G E H W T V 16 158 S E A Y K K V C L 16 242 L A A T R A T R I 16 262 S S A H R P P A L 16 277 P A A S P A A W L 16 306 S L S P Y G P R N 16 343 V L A R G K P Q R 16 362 V E N G R P A D L 16 371 A G S G Y C G A L 16 35 V D L L V P T K V 15 45 G I I T Q G A K D 15 93 A V V V S C E G I 15 107 F C R N K L K Y L 15 127 S R R P Y H F Q V 15 138 R I F W R Q E K A 15 197 R K N K Q L M R L 15 201 Q L M R L Q K Q A 15 227 G S P R G L G F I 15 230 R G L G F I F K T 15 268 P A L S A R A P V 15 381 K A I E S L E E G 15 399 R K A E N G P H L 15 6 T K T F P L R A L 14 12 R A L H I V V E S 14 29 M K Q D K K V D L 14 104 S G S F C R N K L 14 117 F L H K R M N T N 14 212 N M K K K I D K Y 14 216 K I D K Y T E S P 14 282 A A W L P L R T P 14 369 D L A G S G Y C G 14 33 K K V D L L V P T 13 34 K V D L L V P T K 13 64 K L A Y S N D G E 13 81 K Q R K D K V L L 13 95 V V S C E G I N I 13 172 E V G W K Y Q A V 13 183 T L E E K R K E K 13 194 I H Y R K N K Q L 13 241 P L A A T R A T R 13 249 R I G H P G G R T 13 269 A L S A R A P V P 13 279 A S P A A W L P L 13 321 H S P S G G G G L 13 335 H C Q G Q K H N V 13 370 L A G S G Y C G A 13 374 G Y C G A L W K A 13 389 G L G G K Q K D K 13 1 M L E H T T K T F 12 16 I V V E S I R D H 12 27 Q K M K Q D K K V 12 43 V T G I I T Q G A 12 49 Q G A K D F G H V 12 182 A T L E E K R K E 12 204 R L Q K Q A E K N 12 264 A H R P P A L S A 12 299 T S S S T Y D S L 12 302 S T Y D S L S P Y 12 336 C Q G Q K H N V L 12 7 K T F P L R A L H 11 20 S I R D H S G Q K 11 67 Y S N D G E H W T 11 113 K Y L A F L H K R 11 131 Y H F Q V P S R I 11 179 A V T A T L E E K 11 202 L M R L Q K Q A E 11 240 A P L A A T R A T 11 315 P L P N P R H S P 11 324 S G G G G L K K P 11 328 G L K K P A R H C 11 375 Y C G A L W K A I 11 11 L R A L H I V V E 10 31 Q D K K V D L L V 10 39 V P T K V T G I I 10 42 K V T G I I T Q G 10 46 I I T Q G A K D F 10 79 D E K Q R K D K V 10 96 V S C E G I N I S 10 100 G I N I S G S F C 10 102 N I S G S F C R N 10 111 K L K Y L A F L H 10 161 Y K K V C L S G A 10 175 W K Y Q A V T A T 10 180 V T A T L E E K R 10 209 A E K N M K K K I 10 224 P G G G S P R G L 10 239 I A P L A A T R A 10 247 A T R I G H P G G 10 256 R T P R A G S S A 10 270 L S A R A P V P A 10 291 W T R P S S C P T 10 295 S S C P T S S S T 10 354 K S E N N S W Y V 10 377 G A L W K A I E S 10 3 E H T T K T F P L 9 5 T T K T F P L R A 9 8 T F P L R A L H I 9 65 L A Y S N D G E H 9 116 A F L H K R M N T 9 121 R M N T N P S R R 9 145 K A D G G S C C P 9 167 S G A P H E V G W 9 168 G A P H E V G W K 9 173 V G W K Y Q A V T 9 178 Q A V T A T L E E 9 186 E K R K E K A E I 9 200 K Q L M R L Q K Q 9 252 H P G G R T P R A 9 263 S A H R P P A L S 9 272 A R A P V P A A S 9 273 R A P V P A A S P 9 280 S P A A W L P L R 9 281 P A A W L P L R T 9 344 L A R G K P Q R K 9 361 Y V E N G R P A D 9 15 H I V V E S I R D 8 21 I R D H S G Q K M 8 41 T K V T G I I T Q 8 47 I T Q G A K D F G 8 55 G H V Q F V G S Y 8 59 F V G S Y K L A Y 8 89 L G R K A V V V S 8 90 G R K A V V V S C 8 134 Q V P S R I F W R 8 152 C P Q G H A S E A 8 207 K Q A E K N M K K 8 232 L G F I F K T I A 8 250 I G H P G G R T P 8 274 A P V P A A S P A 8 278 A A S P A A W L P 8 286 P L R T P W T R P 8 365 G R P A D L A G S 8 393 K Q K D K E R K A 8 28 K M K Q D K K V D 7 50 G A K D F G H V Q 7 60 V G S Y K L A Y S 7 77 Y Q D E K Q R K D 7 80 E K Q R K D K V L 7 92 K A V V V S C E G 7 108 C R N K L K Y L A 7 115 L A F L H K R M N 7 123 N T N P S R R P Y 7 159 E A Y K K V C L S 7 163 K V C L S G A P H 7 171 H E V G W K Y Q A 7 174 G W K Y Q A V T A 7 184 L E E K R K E K A 7 193 E I H Y R K N K Q 7 203 M R L Q K Q A E K 7 215 K K I D K Y T E S 7 220 Y T E S P G G G S 7 223 S P G G G S P R G 7 243 A A T R A T R I G 7 244 A T R A T R I G H 7 265 H R P P A L S A R 7 266 R P P A L S A R A 7 275 P V P A A S P A A 7 283 A W L P L R T P W 7 288 R T P W T R P S S 7 311 G P R N P L P N P 7 325 G G G G L K K P A 7 61 G S Y K L A Y S N 6 63 Y K L A Y S N D G 6 71 G E H W T V Y Q D 6 82 Q R K D K V L L G 6 83 R K D K V L L G R 6 85 D K V L L G R K A 6 91 R K A V V V S C E 6 101 I N I S G S F C R 6 149 G S C C P Q G H A 6 150 S C C P Q G H A S 6 151 C C P Q G H A S E 6 155 G H A S E A Y K K 6 164 V C L S G A P H E 6 169 A P H E V G W K Y 6 191 K A E I H Y R K N 6 221 T E S P G G G S P 6 233 G F I F K T I A P 6 235 I F K T I A P L A 6 236 F K T I A P L A A 6 245 T R A T R I G H P 6 261 G S S A H R P P A 6 276 V P A A S P A A W 6 285 L P L R T P W T R 6 322 S P S G G G G L K 6 327 G G L K K P A R H 6 337 Q G Q K H N V L A 6 338 G Q K H N V L A R 6 339 Q K H N V L A R G 6 360 W Y V E N G R P A 6 366 R P A D L A G S G 6 368 A D L A G S G Y C 6 373 S G Y C G A L W K 6 386 L E E G L G G K Q 6 395 K D K E R K A E N 6 51 A K D F G H V Q F 5 58 Q F V G S Y K L A 5 74 W T V Y Q D E K Q 5 84 K D K V L L G R K 5 94 V V V S C E G I N 5 97 S C E G I N I S G 5 98 C E G I N I S G S 5 106 S F C R N K L K Y 5 120 K R M N T N P S R 5 137 S R I F W R Q E K 5 189 K E K A E I H Y R 5 226 G G S P R G L G F 5 228 S P R G L G F I F 5 248 T R I G H P G G R 5 251 G H P G G R T P R 5 254 G G R T P R A G S 5 259 R A G S S A H R P 5 287 L R T P W T R P S 5 316 L P N P R H S P S 5 342 N V L A R G K P Q 5 345 A R G K P Q R K P 5 357 N N S W Y V E N G 5 380 W K A I E S L E E 5 388 E G L G G K Q K D 5 4 H T T K T F P L R 4 14 L H I V V E S I R 4 17 V V E S I R D H S 4 18 V E S I R D H S G 4 40 P T K V T G I I T 4 54 F G H V Q F V G S 4 75 T V Y Q D E K Q R 4 112 L K Y L A F L H K 4 129 R P Y H F Q V P S 4 141 W R Q E K A D G G 4 146 A D G G S C C P Q 4 160 A Y K K V C L S G 4 177 Y Q A V T A T L E 4 192 A E I H Y R K N K 4 195 H Y R K N K Q L M 4 205 L Q K Q A E K N M 4 208 Q A E K N M K K K 4 246 R A T R I G H P G 4 255 G R T P R A G S S 4 296 S C P T S S S T Y 4 298 P T S S S T Y D S 4 304 Y D S L S P Y G P 4 314 N P L P N P R H S 4 323 P S G G G G L K K 4 326 G G G L K K P A R 4 329 L K K P A R H C Q 4 331 K P A R H C Q G Q 4 333 A R H C Q G Q K H 4 340 K H N V L A R G K 4 347 G K P Q R K P K S 4 355 S E N N S W Y V E 4 364 N G R P A D L A G 4 376 C G A L W K A I E 4 390 L G G K Q K D K E 4 23 D H S G Q K M K Q 3 26 G Q K M K Q D K K 3 32 D K K V D L L V P 3 44 T G I I T Q G A K 3 56 H V Q F V G S Y K 3 103 I S G S F C R N K 3 119 H K R M N T N P S 3 130 P Y H F Q V P S R 3 133 F Q V P S R I F W 3 139 I F W R Q E K A D 3 140 F W R Q E K A D G 3 162 K K V C L S G A P 3 166 L S G A P H E V G 3 187 K R K E K A E I H 3 196 Y R K N K Q L M R 3 211 K N M K K K I D K 3 214 K K K I D K Y T E 3 219 K Y T E S P G G G 3 257 T P R A G S S A H 3 258 P R A G S S A H R 3 289 T P W T R P S S C 3 292 T R P S S C P T S 3 300 S S S T Y D S L S 3 301 S S T Y D S L S P 3 307 L S P Y G P R N P 3 310 Y G P R N P L P N 3 320 R H S P S G G G G 3 348 K P Q R K P K S E 3 352 K P K S E N N S W 3 359 S W Y V E N G R P 3 384 E S L E E G L G G 3 397 K E R K A E N G P 3 2 L E H T T K T F P 2 25 S G Q K M K Q D K 2 48 T Q G A K D F G H 2 66 A Y S N D G E H W 2 69 N D G E H W T V Y 2 70 D G E H W T V Y Q 2 73 H W T V Y Q D E K 2 76 V Y Q D E K Q R K 2 109 R N K L K Y L A F 2 144 E K A D G G S C C 2 148 G G S C C P Q S H 2 154 Q G H A S E A Y K 2 181 T A T L E E K R K 2 190 E K A E I H Y R K 2 213 M K K K I D K Y T 2 218 D K Y T E S P G G 2 225 G G G S P R G L G 2 260 A G S S A H R P P 2 293 R P S S C P T S S 2 294 P S S C P I S S S 2 303 T Y D S L S P Y G 2 305 D S L S P Y G P R 2 312 P R N P L P N P R 2 313 R N P L P N P R H 2 341 H N V L A R G K P 2 350 Q R K P K S E N N 2 356 E N N S W Y V E N 2 358 N S W Y V E N G R 2 363 E N G R P A D L A 2 367 P A D L A G S G Y 2 372 G S G Y C G A L W 2 383 I E S L E E G L G 2 391 G G K Q K D K E R 2 22 R D H S G Q K M K 1 62 S Y K L A Y S N D 1 99 E G I N I S G S F 1 105 G S F C R N K L K 1 118 L H K R M N T N P 1 124 T N P S R R P Y H 1 125 N P S R R P Y H F 1 132 H F Q V P S R I F 1 135 V P S R I F W R Q 1 143 Q E K A D G G S C 1 157 A S E A Y K K V C 1 198 K N K Q L M R L Q 1 199 N K Q L M R L Q K 1 206 Q K Q A E K N M K 1 222 E S P G G G S P R 1 318 N P R H S P S G G 1 330 K K P A R H C Q G 1 332 P A R H C Q G Q K 1 334 R H C Q G Q K H N 1 351 R K P K S E N N S 1 379 L W K A I E S L E 1 392 G K Q K D K E R K 1 53 D F G H V Q F V G −1 126 P S R R P Y H F Q −1 128 R R P Y H F Q V P −1 188 R K E K A E I H Y −1 229 P R G L G F I F K −1 297 C P T S S S T Y D −1 319 P R H S P S G G G −1 353 P K S E N N S W Y −1 396 D K E R K A E N G −1 72 E H W T V Y Q D E −2 78 Q D E K Q R K D K −2 136 P S R I F W R Q E −2 153 P Q G H A S E A Y −2 210 E K N M K K K I D −2 253 P G G R T P R A G −2 387 E E G L G G K Q K −2 170 P H E V G W K Y Q −3 185 E E K R K E K A E −3 290 P W T R P S S C P −3 398 E R K A E N G P H −4

TABLE XXIV 151P3D4: HLA Peptide Scoring Results A*0202 9-mers SYFPEITHI SEQ. Pos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 score ID NO. NO DATA

TABLE XXV 151P3D4: HLA Peptide Scoring Results A*0203 9-mers SYFPEITHI SEQ. Pos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 score ID NO. NO DATA

TABLE XXVI SEQ. ID Pos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 score NO. 151P3D4 v.1: HLA Peptide Scoring Results A3 9-mers SYFPEITHI 153 A L D L Q G V V F 29 Portion 209 W L S D G S V Q Y 26 of SEQ 130 T L E D Y G R Y K 24 ID NO: 166 R L G R Y N L N F 24 3; each 264 L I H P T K L T Y 24 start 308 W L A D G S V R Y 24 position 343 K L Y G V Y C F R 24 is 40 L L V E A E Q A K 22 specified, 95 F V S M G Y H K K 22 the length 111 R V F L K G G S D 22 of 186 A V I A S F D Q L 21 peptide is 75 H K I R I K W T K 20 9 amino 78 R I K W T K L T S 20 acids, the 269 K L T Y D E A V Q 20 end 331 A V R F V G F P D 20 position 123 S L V I T D L T L 19 for each 144 G L E D D T V V V 19 peptide is 155 D L Q G V V F P Y 19 the start 261 F Y Y L I H P T K 19 position 285 Q I A K V G Q I F 19 plus 23 T L D H D R A I H 18 eight. 39 H L L V E A E Q A 18 150 V V V A L D L Q G 18 234 G V R N Y G F W D 18 289 V G Q I F A A W K 18 307 G W L A D G S V R 18 346 G V Y C F R A Y N 18 3 S L L L L V L I S 17 56 N V T L P C K F Y 17 62 K F Y R D P T A F 17 76 K I R I K W T K L 17 88 Y L K E V D V F V 17 113 F L K G G S D S D 17 181 C L D Q D A V I A 17 193 Q L Y D A W R G G 17 249 D V F C F T S N F 17 288 K V G Q I F A A W 17 313 S V R Y P I S R P 17 333 R F V G F P D K K 17 4 L L L L V L I S I 16 9 L I S I C W A D H 16 51 S H R G G N V T L 16 83 K L T S D Y L K E 16 140 E V I E G L E D D 16 171 N L N F H E A Q Q 16 279 C L N D G A Q I A 16 5 L L L V L I S I C 15 29 A I H I Q A E N G 15 31 H I Q A E N G P H 15 41 L V E A E Q A K V 15 48 K V F S H R G G N 15 68 T A F G S G I H K 15 72 S G I H K I R I K 15 93 D V F V S M G Y H 15 103 K T Y G G Y Q G R 15 128 D L T L E D Y G R 15 187 V I A S F D Q L Y 15 213 G S V Q Y P I T K 15 270 L T Y D E A V Q A 15 275 A V Q A C L N D G 15 278 A C L N D G A Q I 15 297 K I L G Y D R C D 15 320 R P R R R C S P T 15 7 L V L I S I C W A 14 8 V L I S I C W A D 14 91 E V D V F V S M G 14 107 G Y Q G R V F L K 14 124 L V I T D L T L E 14 158 G V V F P Y F P R 14 231 T V P G V R N Y G 14 243 K D K S R Y D V F 14 325 C S P T E A A V R 14 334 F V G F P D K K H 14 340 K K H K L Y G V Y 14 42 V E A E Q A K V F 13 94 V F V S M G Y H K 13 159 V V F P Y F P R L 13 180 A C L D Q D A V I 13 201 G L D W C N A G W 13 263 Y L I H P T K L T 13 280 L N D G A Q I A K 13 284 A Q I A K V G Q I 13 298 I L G Y D R C D A 13 326 S P T E A A V R F 13 335 V G F P D K K H K 13 17 H L S D N Y T L D 12 44 A E Q A K V F S H 12 50 F S H R G G N V T 12 80 K W T K L T S D Y 12 82 T K L T S D Y L K 12 125 V I T D L T L E D 12 151 V V A L D L Q G V 12 161 F P Y F P R L G R 12 162 P Y F P R L G R Y 12 183 D Q D A V I A S F 12 208 G W L S D G S V Q 12 214 S V Q Y P I T K P 12 235 V R N Y G F W D K 12 291 Q I F A A W K I L 12 295 A W K I L G Y D R 12 303 R C D A G W L A D 12 317 P I S R P R R R C 12 332 V R F V G F P D K 12 341 K H K L Y G V Y C 12 6 L L V L I S I C W 11 58 T L P C K F Y R D 11 86 S D Y L K E V D V 11 90 K E V D V F V S M 11 97 S M G Y H K K T Y 11 102 K K T Y G G Y Q G 11 105 Y G G Y Q G R V F 11 106 G G Y Q G R V F L 11 196 D A W R G G L D W 11 197 A W R G G L D W C 11 215 V Q Y P I T K P R 11 228 G Q N T V P G V R 11 230 N T V P G V R N Y 11 255 S N F N G R F Y Y 11 293 F A A W K I L G Y 11 314 V R Y P I S R P R 11 318 I S R P R R R C S 11 324 R C S P T E A A V 11 329 E A A V R F V G F 11 2 K S L L L L V L I 10 28 R A I H I Q A E N 10 35 E N G P H L L V E 10 54 G G N V T L P C K 10 87 D Y L K E V D V F 10 112 V F L K G G S D S 10 129 L T L E D Y G R Y 10 141 V I E G L E D D T 10 149 T V V V A L D L Q 10 222 P R E P C G G Q N 10 236 R N Y G F W D K D 10 237 N Y G F W D K D K 10 245 K S R Y D V F C F 10 258 N G R F Y Y L I H 10 312 G S V R Y P I S R 10 315 R Y P I S R P R R 10 316 Y P I S R P R R R 10 321 P R R R C S P T E 10 11 S I C W A D H L S 9 12 I C W A D H L S D 9 45 E Q A K V F S H R 9 53 R G G N V T L P C 9 57 V T L P C K F Y R 9 73 G I H K I R I K W 9 118 S D S D A S L V I 9 126 I T D L T L E D Y 9 145 L E D D T V V V A 9 184 Q D A V I A S F D 9 191 F D Q L Y D A W R 9 204 W C N A G W L S D 9 218 P I T K P R E P C 9 223 R E P C G G Q N T 9 229 Q N T V P G V R N 9 240 F W D K D K S R Y 9 254 T S N F N G R F Y 9 319 S R P R R R C S P 9 322 R R R C S P T E A 9 328 T E A A V R F V G 9 1 M K S L L L L V L 8 10 I S I C W A D H L 8 18 L S D N Y T L D H 8 20 D N Y T L D H D R 8 26 H D R A I H I Q A 8 34 A E N G P H L L V 8 66 D P T A F G S G I 8 67 P T A F G S G I H 8 92 V D V F V S M G Y 8 100 Y H K K T Y G G Y 8 132 E D Y G R Y K C E 8 134 Y G R Y K C E V I 8 135 G R Y K C E V I E 8 143 E G L E D D T V V 8 152 V A L D L Q G V V 8 154 L D L Q G V V F P 8 177 A Q Q A C L D Q D 8 219 I T K P R E P C G 8 221 K P R E P C G G Q 8 224 K P C G G Q N T V 8 239 G F W D K D K S R 8 247 R Y D V F C F T S 8 260 R F Y Y L I H P T 8 282 D G A Q I A K V G 8 299 L G Y D R C D A G 8 301 Y D R C D A G W L 8 342 H K L Y G V Y C F 8 32 I Q A E N G P H L 7 38 P H L L V E A E Q 7 63 F Y R D P T A F G 7 65 R D P T A F G S G 7 74 I H K I R I K W T 7 108 Y Q G R V F L K G 7 139 C E V I E G L E D 7 142 I E G L E D D T V 7 148 D T V V V A L D L 7 164 F P R L G R Y N L 7 167 L G R Y N L N F H 7 195 Y D A W R G G L D 7 207 A G W L S D G S V 7 225 P C G G Q N T V P 7 244 D K S R Y D V F C 7 246 S R Y D V F C F T 7 306 A G W L A D G S V 7 330 A A V R F V G F P 7 337 F P D K K H K L Y 7 345 Y G V Y C F R A Y 7 14 W A D H L S D N Y 6 16 D H L S D N Y T L 6 24 L D H D R A I H I 6 33 Q A E N G P H L L 6 49 V F S H R G G N V 6 61 C K F Y R D P T A 6 64 Y R D P T A F G S 6 70 F G S G I H K I R 6 79 I K W T K L T S D 6 98 M G Y H K K T Y G 6 116 G G S D S D A S L 6 117 G S D S D A S L V 6 119 D S D A S L V I T 6 120 S D A S L V I T D 6 146 E D D T V V V A L 6 163 Y F P R L G R Y N 6 165 P R L G R Y N L N 6 172 L N F H E A Q Q A 6 205 C N A G W L S D G 6 232 V P G V R N Y G F 6 253 F T S N F N G R F 6 272 Y D E A V Q A C L 6 287 A K V G Q I F A A 6 290 G Q I F A A W K I 6 296 W K I L G Y D R C 6 300 G Y D R C D A G W 6 304 C D A G W L A D G 6 13 C W A D H L S D N 5 30 I H I Q A E N G P 5 55 G N V T L P C K F 5 69 A F G S G I H K I 5 77 I R I K W T K L T 5 101 H K K T Y G G Y Q 5 109 Q G R V F L K G G 5 114 L K G G S D S D A 5 122 A S L V I T D L T 5 136 R Y K C E V I E G 5 156 L Q G V V F P Y F 5 168 G R Y N L N F H E 5 169 R Y N L N F H E A 5 174 F H E A Q Q A C L 5 188 I A S F D Q L Y D 5 192 D Q L Y D A W R G 5 199 R G G L D W C N A 5 202 L D W C N A G W L 5 217 Y P I T K P R E P 5 262 Y Y L I H P T K L 5 277 Q A C L N D G A Q 5 281 N D G A Q I A K V 5 283 G A Q I A K V G Q 5 286 I A K V G Q I F A 5 292 I F A A W K I L G 5 310 A D G S V R Y P I 5 323 R R C S P T E A A 5 15 A D H L S D N Y T 4 22 Y T L D H D R A I 4 36 N G P H L L V E A 4 43 E A E Q A K V F S 4 85 T S D Y L K E V D 4 89 L K E V D V F V S 4 115 K G G S D S D A S 4 138 K C E V I E G L E 4 147 D D T V V V A L D 4 170 Y N L N F H E A Q 4 175 H E A Q Q A C L D 4 179 Q A C L D Q D A V 4 189 A S F D Q L Y D A 4 194 L Y D A W R G G L 4 200 G G L D W C N A G 4 203 D W C N A G W L S 4 220 T K P R E P C G G 4 226 C G G Q N T V P G 4 233 P G V R N Y G F W 4 252 C F T S N F N G R 4 256 N F N G R F Y Y L 4 265 I H P T K L T Y D 4 273 D E A V Q A C L N 4 294 A A W K I L G Y D 4 302 D R C D A G W L A 4 338 P D K K H K L Y G 4 25 D H D R A I H I Q 3 27 D R A I H I Q A E 3 46 Q A K V F S H R G 3 47 A K V F S H R G G 3 52 H R G G N V T L P 3 104 T Y G G Y Q G R V 3 121 D A S L V I T D L 3 131 L E D Y G R Y K C 3 133 D Y G R Y K C E V 3 157 Q G V V F P Y F P 3 176 E A Q Q A C L D Q 3 178 Q Q A C L D Q D A 3 216 Q Y P I T K P R E 3 241 W D K D K S R Y D 3 248 Y D V F C F T S N 3 257 F N G R F Y Y L I 3 268 T K L T Y D E A V 3 274 E A V Q A C L N D 3 305 D A G W L A D G S 3 37 G P H L L V E A E 2 60 P C K F Y R D P T 2 81 W T K L T S D Y L 2 96 V S M G Y H K K T 2 127 T D L T L E D Y G 2 137 Y K C E V I E G L 2 173 N F H E A Q Q A C 2 182 L D Q D A V I A S 2 190 S F D Q L Y D A W 2 198 W R G G L D W C N 2 210 L S D G S V Q Y P 2 211 S D G S V Q Y P I 2 267 P T K L T Y D E A 2 271 T Y D E A V Q A C 2 309 L A D G S V R Y P 2 311 D G S V R Y P I S 2 327 P T E A A V R F V 2 336 G F P D K K H K L 2 339 D K K H K L Y G V 2 19 S D N Y T L D H D 1 21 N Y T L D H D R A 1 71 G S G I H K I R I 1 84 L T S D Y L K E V 1 99 G Y H K K T Y G G 1 110 G R V F L K G G S 1 160 V F P Y F P R L G 1 185 D A V I A S F D Q 1 227 G G Q N T V P G V 1 242 D K D K S R Y D V 1 276 V Q A C L N D G A 1 151P3D4 v.2: HLA Peptide Scoring Results A3 9-mers SYFPEITHI 34 K V D L L V P T K 28 Portion of 20 S I R D H S G Q K 27 SEQ ID 56 H V Q F V G S Y K 27 NO: 5; 238 T I A P L A A T R 26 each start 88 L L G R K A V V V 25 position 179 A V T A T L E E K 25 is 241 P L A A T R A T R 25 specified, 385 S L E E G L G G K 25 the length 163 K V C L S G A P H 24 of peptide 269 A L S A R A P V P 24 is 9 373 S G Y C G A L W K 24 amino 87 V L L G R K A V V 23 acids, the 183 T L E E K R K E K 23 end 343 V L A R G K P Q R 23 position 389 G L G G K Q K D K 23 for each 37 L L V P T K V T G 21 peptide is 75 T V Y Q D E K Q R 21 the start 111 K L K Y L A F L H 21 position 59 F V G S Y K L A Y 20 plus eight 86 K V L L G R K A V 20 323 P S G G G G L K K 20 10 P L R A L H I V V 19 42 K V T G I I T Q G 19 46 I I T Q G A K D F 19 134 Q V P S R I F W R 19 322 S P S G G G G L K 19 342 N V L A R G K P Q 19 346 R G K P Q R K P K 19 387 E E G L G G K Q K 19 1 M L E H T T K T F 18 112 L K Y L A F L H K 18 199 N K Q L M R L Q K 18 201 Q L M R L Q K Q A 18 13 A L H I V V E S I 17 16 I V V E S I R D H 17 22 R D H S G Q K M K 17 45 G I I T Q G A K D 17 154 Q G H A S E A Y K 17 192 A E I H Y R K N K 17 204 R L Q K Q A E K N 17 207 K Q A E K N M K K 17 264 A H R P P A L S A 17 306 S L S P Y G P R N 17 332 P A R H C Q G Q K 17 344 L A R G K P Q R K 17 36 D L L V P T K V T 16 44 T G I I T Q G A K 16 51 A K D F G H V Q F 16 117 F L H K R M N T N 16 203 M R L Q K Q A E K 16 249 R I G H P G G R T 16 340 K H N V L A R G K 16 369 D L A G S G Y C G 16 84 K D K V L L G R K 15 100 G I N I S G S F C 15 109 R N K L K Y L A F 15 137 S R I F W R Q E K 15 206 Q K Q A E K N M K 15 226 G G S P R G L G F 15 256 R T P R A G S S A 15 257 T P R A G S S A H 15 302 S T Y D S L S P Y 15 361 Y V E N G R P A D 15 378 A L W K A I E S L 15 7 K T F P L R A L H 14 64 K L A Y S N D G E 14 138 R I F W R Q E K A 14 155 G H A S E A Y K K 14 169 A P H E V G W K Y 14 211 K N M K K K I D K 14 222 E S P G G G S P R 14 231 G L G F I F K T I 14 250 I G H P G G R T P 14 284 W L P L R T P W T 14 285 L P L R T P W T R 14 286 P L R T P W T R P 14 296 S C P T S S S T Y 14 315 P L P N P R H S P 14 328 G L K K P A R H C 14 78 Q D E K Q R K D K 13 93 A V V V S C E G I 13 95 V V S C E G I N I 13 106 S F C R N K L K Y 13 165 C L S G A P H E V 13 176 K Y Q A V T A T L 13 187 K R K E K A E I H 13 194 I H Y R K N K Q L 13 216 K I D K Y T E S P 13 228 S P R G L G F I F 13 229 P R G L G F I F K 13 244 A T R A T R I G H 13 272 A R A P V P A A S 13 275 P V P A A S P A A 13 367 P A D L A G S G Y 13 26 G Q K M K Q D K K 12 38 L V P T K V T G I 12 69 N D G E H W T V Y 12 83 R K D K V L L G R 12 103 I S G S F C R N K 12 105 G S F C R N K L K 12 121 R M N T N P S R R 12 129 R P Y H F Q V P S 12 168 G A P H E V G W K 12 172 E V G W K Y Q A V 12 174 G W K Y Q A V T A 12 190 E K A E I H Y R K 12 208 Q A E K N M K K K 12 237 K T I A P L A A T 12 273 R A P V P A A S P 12 274 A P V P A A S P A 12 366 R P A D L A G S G 12 14 L H I V V E S I R 11 17 V V E S I R D H S 11 25 S G Q K M K Q D K 11 76 V Y Q D E K Q R K 11 89 L G R K A V V V S 11 94 V V V S C E G I N 11 99 E G I N I S G S F 11 101 I N I S G S F C R 11 113 K Y L A F L H K R 11 114 Y L A F L H K R M 11 143 Q E K A D G G S C 11 181 T A T L E E K R K 11 196 Y R K N K Q L M R 11 221 T E S P G G G S P 11 234 F I F K T I A P L 11 248 T R I G H P G G R 11 255 G R T P R A G S S 11 265 H R P P A L S A R 11 320 R H S P S G G G G 11 327 G G L K K P A R H 11 353 P K S E N N S W Y 11 382 A I E S L E E G L 11 11 L R A L H I V V E 10 12 R A L H I V V E S 10 73 H W T V Y Q D E K 10 81 K Q R K D K V L L 10 90 G R K A V V V S C 10 102 N I S G S F C R N 10 120 K R M N T N P S R 10 123 N T N P S R R P Y 10 125 N P S R R P Y H F 10 127 S R R P Y H F Q V 10 144 E K A D G G S C C 10 160 A Y K K V C L S G 10 188 R K E K A E I H Y 10 189 K E K A E I H Y R 10 193 E I H Y R K N K Q 10 246 R A T R I G H P G 10 251 G H P G G R T P R 10 258 P R A G S S A H R 10 283 A W L P L R T P W 10 330 K K P A R H C Q G 10 333 A R H C Q G Q K H 10 348 K P Q R K P K S E 10 364 N G R P A D L A G 10 368 A D L A G S G Y C 10 392 G K Q K D K E R K 10 395 K D K E R K A E N 10 8 T F P L R A L H I 9 19 E S I R D H S G Q 9 50 G A K D F G H V Q 9 55 G H V Q F V G S Y 9 61 G S Y K L A Y S N 9 65 L A Y S N D G E H 9 91 R K A V V V S C E 9 157 A S E A Y K K V C 9 167 S G A P H E V G W 9 214 K K K I D K Y T E 9 215 K K I D K Y T E S 9 247 A T R I G H P G G 9 266 R P P A L S A R A 9 270 L S A R A P V P A 9 278 A A S P A A W L P 9 295 S S C P T S S S T 9 313 R N P L P N P R H 9 338 G Q K H N V L A R 9 384 E S L E E G L G G 9 399 R K A E N G P H L 9 15 H I V V E S I R D 8 28 K M K Q D K K V D 8 32 D K K V D L L V P 8 33 K K V D L L V P T 8 80 E K Q R K D K V L 8 82 Q R K D K V L L G 8 116 A F L H K R M N T 8 128 R R P Y H F Q V P 8 150 S C C P Q G H A S 8 152 C P Q G H A S E A 8 212 N M K K K I D K Y 8 230 R G L G F I F K T 8 240 A P L A A T R A T 8 263 S A H R P P A L S 8 276 V P A A S P A A W 8 277 P A A S P A A W L 8 279 A S P A A W L P L 8 280 S P A A W L P L R 8 282 A A W L P L R T P 8 289 T P W T R P S S C 8 293 R P S S C P T S S 8 308 S P Y G P R N P L 8 312 P R N P L P N P R 8 316 L P N P R H S P S 8 362 V E N G R P A D L 8 398 E R K A E N G P H 8 31 Q D K K V D L L V 7 48 T Q G A K D F G H 7 66 A Y S N D G E H W 7 68 S N D G E H W T V 7 124 T N P S R R P Y H 7 136 P S R I F W R Q E 7 145 K A D G G S C C P 7 151 C C P Q G H A S E 7 153 P Q G H A S E A Y 7 158 S E A Y K K V C L 7 164 V C L S G A P H E 7 173 V G W K Y Q A V T 7 200 K Q L M R L Q K Q 7 239 I A P L A A T R A 7 242 L A A T R A T R I 7 254 G G R T P R A G S 7 259 R A G S S A H R P 7 271 S A R A P V P A A 7 288 R T P W T R P S S 7 305 D S L S P Y G P R 7 310 Y G P R N P L P N 7 318 N P R H S P S G G 7 326 G G G L K K P A R 7 331 K P A R H C Q G Q 7 339 Q K H N V L A R G 7 350 Q R K P K S E N N 7 371 A G S G Y C G A L 7 381 K A I E S L E E G 7 396 D K E R K A E N G 7 400 K A E N G P H L L 7 29 M K Q D K K V D L 6 35 V D L L V P T K V 6 41 T K V T G I I T Q 6 62 S Y K L A Y S N D 6 126 P S R R P Y H F Q 6 130 P Y H F Q V P S R 6 139 I F W R Q E K A D 6 140 F W R Q E K A D G 6 166 L S G A P H E V G 6 175 W K Y Q A V T A T 6 182 A T L E E K R K E 6 185 E E K R K E K A E 6 186 E K R K E K A E I 6 217 I D K Y T E S P G 6 219 K Y T E S P G G G 6 227 G S P R G L G F I 6 235 I F K T I A P L A 6 236 F K T I A P L A A 6 243 A A T R A T R I G 6 262 S S A H R P P A L 6 267 P P A L S A R A P 6 268 P A L S A R A P V 6 290 P W T R P S S C P 6 291 W T R P S S C P T 6 301 S S T Y D S L S P 6 314 N P L P N P R H S 6 321 H S P S G G G G L 6 334 R H C Q G Q K H N 6 337 Q G Q K H N V L A 6 349 P Q R K P K S E N 6 352 K P K S E N N S W 6 355 S E N N S W Y V E 6 359 S W Y V E N G R P 6 363 E N G R P A D L A 6 372 G S G Y C G A L W 6 377 G A L W K A I E S 6 379 L W K A I E S L E 6 386 L E E G L G G K Q 6 388 E G L G G K Q K D 6 391 G G K Q K D K E R 6 393 K Q K D K E R K A 6 397 K E R K A E N G P 6 5 T T K T F P L R A 5 9 F P L R A L H I V 5 18 V E S I R D H S G 5 21 I R D H S G Q K M 5 52 K D F G H V Q F V 5 53 D F G H V Q F V G 5 97 S C E G I N I S G 5 107 F C R N K L K Y L 5 110 N K L K Y L A F L 5 118 L H K R M N T N P 5 131 Y H F Q V P S R I 5 141 W R Q E K A D G G 5 142 R Q E K A D G G S 5 146 A D G G S C C P Q 5 148 G G S C C P Q G H 5 159 E A Y K K V C L S 5 162 K K V C L S G A P 5 171 H E V G W K Y Q A 5 177 Y Q A V T A T L E 5 178 Q A V T A T L E E 5 180 V T A T L E E K R 5 197 R K N K Q L M R L 5 202 L M R L Q K Q A E 5 209 A E K N M K K K I 5 223 S P G G G S P R G 5 233 G F I F K T I A P 5 253 P G G R T P R A G 5 281 P A A W L P L R T 5 294 P S S C P T S S S 5 309 P Y G P R N P L P 5 317 P N P R H S P S G 5 324 S G G G G L K K P 5 329 L K K P A R H C Q 5 336 C Q G Q K H N V L 5 358 N S W Y V E N G R 5 365 G R P A D L A G S 5 376 C G A L W K A I E 5 380 W K A I E S L E E 5 4 H T T K T F P L R 4 24 H S G Q K M K Q D 4 30 K Q D K K V D L L 4 40 P T K V T G I I T 4 47 I T Q G A K D F G 4 49 Q G A K D F G H V 4 54 F G H V Q F V G S 4 58 Q F V G S Y K L A 4 60 V G S Y K L A Y S 4 63 Y K L A Y S N D G 4 67 Y S N D G E H W T 4 70 D G E H W T V Y Q 4 85 D K V L L G R K A 4 92 K A V V V S C E G 4 98 C E G I N I S G S 4 132 H F Q V P S R I F 4 133 F Q V P S R I F W 4 161 Y K K V C L S G A 4 191 K A E I H Y R K N 4 198 K N K Q L M R L Q 4 218 D K Y T E S P G G 4 220 Y T E S P G G G S 4 245 T R A T R I G H P 4 252 H P G G R T P R A 4 292 T R P S S C P T S 4 300 S S S T Y D S L S 4 311 G P R N P L P N P 4 351 R K P K S E N N S 4 354 K S E N N S W Y V 4 356 E N N S W Y V E N 4 360 W Y V E N G R P A 4 383 I E S L E E G L G 4 394 Q K D K E R K A E 4 23 D H S G Q K M K Q 3 71 G E H W T V Y Q D 3 79 D E K Q R K D K V 3 96 V S C E G I N I S 3 119 H K R M N T N P S 3 135 V P S R I F W R Q 3 147 D G G S C C P Q G 3 195 H Y R K N K Q L M 3 224 P G G G S P R G L 3 260 A G S S A H R P P 3 261 G S S A H R P P A 3 287 L R T P W T R P S 3 307 L S P Y G P R N P 3 341 H N V L A R G K P 3 345 A R G K P Q R K P 3 375 Y C G A L W K A I 3 27 Q K M K Q D K K V 2 39 V P T K V T G I I 2 57 V Q F V G S Y K L 2 77 Y Q D E K Q R K D 2 104 S G S F C R N K L 2 115 L A F L H K R M N 2 170 P H E V G W K Y Q 2 184 L E E K R K E K A 2 225 G G G S P R G L G 2 232 L G F I F K T I A 2 299 T S S S T Y D S L 2 304 Y D S L S P Y G P 2 325 G G G G L K K P A 2 335 H C Q G Q K H N V 2 347 G K P Q R K P K S 2 370 L A G S G Y C G A 2 374 G Y C G A L W K A 2 2 L E H T T K T F P 1 3 E H T T K T F P L 1 6 T K T F P L R A L 1 43 V T G I I T Q G A 1 72 E H W T V Y Q D E 1 122 M N T N P S R R P 1 149 G S C C P Q G H A 1 156 H A S E A Y K K V 1 205 L Q K Q A E K N M 1 210 E K N M K K K I D 1 213 M K K K I D K Y T 1 297 C P T S S S T Y D 1 319 P R H S P S G G G 1

TABLE XXVII SEQ. ID Pos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 score NO. 151P3D4 v.1: HLA Peptide Scoring Results A26 9-mers SYFPEITHI 155 D L Q G V V F P Y 30 Portion of 249 D V F C F T S N F 30 SEQ ID 159 V V F P Y F P R L 28 NO: 3; 129 L T L E D Y G R Y 27 each start 230 N T V P G V R N Y 27 position is 186 A V I A S F D Q L 26 specified, 126 I T D L T L E D Y 25 the length 140 E V I E G L E D D 24 of peptide 148 D T V V V A L D L 24 is 9 amino 91 E V D V F V S M G 23 acids, the 93 D V F V S M G Y H 23 end 183 D Q D A V I A S F 23 position 187 V I A S F D Q L Y 23 for each 285 Q I A K V G Q I F 23 peptide is 329 E A A V R F V G F 23 the start 264 L I H P T K L T Y 22 position 308 W L A D G S V R Y 22 plus eight 87 D Y L K E V D V F 21 146 E D D T V V V A L 21 153 A L D L Q G V V F 21 209 W L S D G S V Q Y 21 253 F T S N F N G R F 21 56 N V T L P C K F Y 20 76 K I R I K W T K L 20 256 N F N G R F Y Y L 20 291 Q I F A A W K I L 20 81 W T K L T S D Y L 19 162 P Y F P R L G R Y 19 166 R L G R Y N L N F 19 103 K T Y G G Y Q G R 18 121 D A S L V I T D L 18 336 G F P D K K H K L 18 62 K F Y R D P T A F 17 100 Y H K K T Y G G Y 17 151 V V A L D L Q G V 17 288 K V G Q I F A A W 17 293 F A A W K I L G Y 17 84 L T S D Y L K E V 16 123 S L V I T D L T L 16 124 L V I T D L T L E 16 243 K D K S R Y D V F 16 267 P T K L T Y D E A 16 313 S V R Y P I S R P 16 340 K K H K L Y G V Y 16 7 L V L I S I C W A 15 16 D H L S D N Y T L 15 58 T L P C K F Y R D 15 90 K E V D V F V S M 15 95 F V S M G Y H K K 15 128 D L T L E D Y G R 15 137 Y K C E V I E G L 15 156 L Q G V V F P Y F 15 214 S V Q Y P I T K P 15 345 Y G V Y C F R A Y 15 5 L L L V L I S I C 14 42 V E A E Q A K V F 14 45 E Q A K V F S H R 14 48 K V F S H R G G N 14 83 K L T S D Y L K E 14 111 R V F L K G G S D 14 149 T V V V A L D L Q 14 158 G V V F P Y F P R 14 190 S F D Q L Y D A W 14 219 I T K P R E P C G 14 240 F W D K D K S R Y 14 245 K S R Y D V F C F 14 275 A V Q A C L N D G 14 326 S P T E A A V R F 14 327 P T E A A V R F V 14 342 H K L Y G V Y C F 14 343 K L Y G V Y C F R 14 1 M K S L L L L V L 13 3 S L L L L V L I S 13 4 L L L L V L I S I 13 14 W A D H L S D N Y 13 17 H L S D N Y T L D 13 27 D R A I H I Q A E 13 32 I Q A E N G P H L 13 80 K W T K L T S D Y 13 119 D S D A S L V I T 13 125 V I T D L T L E D 13 141 V I E G L E D D T 13 231 T V P G V R N Y G 13 270 L T Y D E A V Q A 13 337 F P D K K H K L Y 13 339 D K K H K L Y G V 13 8 V L I S I C W A D 12 22 Y T L D H D R A I 12 29 A I H I Q A E N G 12 35 E N G P H L L V E 12 40 L L V E A E Q A K 12 41 L V E A E Q A K V 12 55 G N V T L P C K F 12 57 V T L P C K F Y R 12 69 A F G S G I H K I 12 73 G I H K I R I K W 12 88 Y L K E V D V F V 12 92 V D V F V S M G Y 12 113 F L K G G S D S D 12 116 G G S D S D A S L 12 132 E D Y G R Y K C E 12 150 V V V A L D L Q G 12 212 D G S V Q Y P I T 12 252 C F T S N F N G R 12 255 S N F N G R F Y Y 12 297 K I L G Y D R C D 12 9 L I S I C W A D H 11 10 I S I C W A D H L 11 25 D H D R A I H I Q 11 51 S H R G G N V T L 11 67 P T A F G S G I H 11 78 R I K W T K L T S 11 105 Y G G Y Q G R V F 11 147 D D T V V V A L D 11 181 C L D Q D A V I A 11 201 G L D W C N A G W 11 218 P I T K P R E P C 11 232 V P G V R N Y G F 11 260 R F Y Y L I H P T 11 311 D G S V R Y P I S 11 317 P I S R P R R R C 11 334 F V G F P D K K H 11 346 G V Y C F R A Y N 11 11 S I C W A D H L S 10 23 T L D H D R A I H 10 31 H I Q A E N G P H 10 97 S M G Y H K K T Y 10 106 G G Y Q G R V F L 10 144 G L E D D T V V V 10 171 N L N F H E A Q Q 10 173 N F H E A Q Q A C 10 174 F H E A Q Q A C L 10 193 Q L Y D A W R G G 10 194 L Y D A W R G G L 10 234 G V R N Y G F W D 10 254 T S N F N G R F Y 10 263 Y L I H P T K L T 10 279 C L N D G A Q I A 10 331 A V R F V G F P D 10 39 H L L V E A E Q A 9 130 T L E D Y G R Y K 9 164 F P R L G R Y N L 9 210 L S D G S V Q Y P 9 239 G F W D K D K S R 9 242 D K D K S R Y D V 9 262 Y Y L I H P T K L 9 269 K L T Y D E A V Q 9 271 T Y D E A V Q A C 9 272 Y D E A V Q A C L 9 333 R F V G F P D K K 9 6 L L V L I S I C W 8 33 Q A E N G P H L L 8 36 N G P H L L V E A 8 43 E A E Q A K V F S 8 66 D P T A F G S G I 8 94 V F V S M G Y H K 8 112 V F L K G G S D S 8 143 E G L E D D T V V 8 163 Y F P R L G R Y N 8 189 A S F D Q L Y D A 8 202 L D W C N A G W L 8 205 C N A G W L S D G 8 224 E P C G G Q N T V 8 273 D E A V Q A C L N 8 274 E A V Q A C L N D 8 282 D G A Q I A K V G 8 284 A Q I A K V G Q I 8 287 A K V G Q I F A A 8 298 I L G Y D R C D A 8 301 Y D R C D A G W L 8 304 C D A G W L A D G 8 305 D A G W L A D G S 8 309 L A D G S V R Y P 8 13 C W A D H L S D N 7 20 D N Y T L D H D R 7 49 V F S H R G G N V 7 72 S G I H K I R I K 7 120 S D A S L V I T D 7 133 D Y G R Y K C E V 7 145 L E D D T V V V A 7 160 V F P Y F P R L G 7 176 E A Q Q A C L D Q 7 192 D Q L Y D A W R G 7 244 D K S R Y D V F C 7 259 G R F Y Y L I H P 7 281 N D G A Q I A K V 7 292 I F A A W K I L G 7 296 W K I L G Y D R C 7 302 D R C D A G W L A 7 332 V R F V G F P D K 7 2 K S L L L L V L I 6 37 G P H L L V E A E 6 44 A E Q A K V F S H 6 52 H R G G N V T L P 6 65 R D P T A F G S G 6 68 T A F G S G I H K 6 79 I K W T K L T S D 6 107 G Y Q G R V F L K 6 136 R Y K C E V I E G 6 154 L D L Q G V V F P 6 165 P R L G R Y N L N 6 182 L D Q D A V I A S 6 185 D A V I A S F D Q 6 196 D A W R G G L D W 6 197 A W R G G L D W C 6 203 D W C N A G W L S 6 227 G G Q N T V P G V 6 250 V F C F T S N F N 6 265 I H P T K L T Y D 6 19 S D N Y T L D H D 5 54 G G N V T L P C K 5 59 L P C K F Y R D P 5 74 I H K I R I K W T 5 108 Y Q G R V F L K G 5 109 Q G R V F L K G G 5 169 R Y N L N F H E A 5 177 A Q Q A C L D Q D 5 246 S R Y D V F C F T 5 248 Y D V F C F T S N 5 294 A A W K I L G Y D 5 335 V G F P D K K H K 5 28 R A I H I Q A E N 4 30 I H I Q A E N G P 4 64 Y R D P T A F G S 4 89 L K E V D V F V S 4 114 L K G G S D S D A 4 167 L G R Y N L N F H 4 172 L N F H E A Q Q A 4 217 Y P I T K P R E P 4 233 P G V R N Y G F W 4 235 V R N Y G F W D K 4 251 F C F T S N F N G 4 257 F N G R F Y Y L I 4 258 N G R F Y Y L I H 4 280 L N D G A Q I A K 4 315 R Y P I S R P R R 4 316 Y P I S R P R R R 4 324 R C S P T E A A V 4 330 A A V R F V G F P 4 61 C K F Y R D P T A 3 77 I R I K W T K L T 3 96 V S M G Y H K K T 3 99 G Y H K K T Y G G 3 104 T Y G G Y Q G R V 3 117 G S D S D A S L V 3 175 H E A Q Q A C L D 3 178 Q Q A C L D Q D A 3 180 A C L D Q D A V I 3 198 W R G G L D W C N 3 216 Q Y P I T K P R E 3 221 K P R E P C G G Q 3 222 P R E P C G G Q N 3 223 R E P C G G Q N T 3 225 P C G G Q N T V P 3 236 R N Y G F W D K D 3 238 Y G F W D K D K S 3 241 W D K D K S R Y D 3 276 V Q A C L N D G A 3 290 G Q I F A A W K I 3 300 G Y D R C D A G W 3 24 L D H D R A I H I 2 34 A E N G P H L L V 2 38 P H L L V E A E Q 2 46 Q A K V F S H R G 2 47 A K V F S H R G G 2 63 F Y R D P T A F G 2 70 F G S G I H K I R 2 75 H K I R I K W T K 2 85 T S D Y L K E V D 2 86 S D Y L K E V D V 2 110 G R V F L K G G S 2 115 K G G S D S D A S 2 131 L E D Y G R Y K C 2 135 G R Y K C E V I E 2 152 V A L D L Q G V V 2 168 G R Y N L N F H E 2 184 Q D A V I A S F D 2 200 G G L D W C N A G 2 206 N A G W L S D G S 2 207 A G W L S D G S V 2 208 G W L S D G S V Q 2 215 V Q Y P I T K P R 2 220 T K P R E P C G G 2 226 C G G Q N T V P G 2 229 Q N T V P G V R N 2 266 H P T K L T Y D E 2 278 A C L N D G A Q I 2 283 G A Q I A K V G Q 2 295 A W K I L G Y D R 2 299 L G Y D R C D A G 2 303 R C D A G W L A D 2 314 V R Y P I S R P R 2 318 I S R P R R R C S 2 319 S R P R R R C S P 2 322 R R R C S P T E A 2 323 R R C S P T E A A 2 325 C S P T E A A V R 2 338 P D K K H K L Y G 2 341 K H K L Y G V Y C 2 12 I C W A D H L S D 1 15 A D H L S D N Y T 1 18 L S D N Y T L D H 1 21 N Y T L D H D R A 1 26 H D R A I H I Q A 1 60 P C K F Y R D P T 1 71 G S G I H K I R I 1 82 T K L T S D Y L K 1 98 M G Y H K K T Y G 1 101 H K K T Y G G Y Q 1 102 K K T Y G G Y Q G 1 118 S D S D A S L V I 1 127 T D L T L E D Y G 1 134 Y G R Y K C E V I 1 139 C E V I E G L E D 1 161 F P Y F P R L G R 1 170 Y N L N F H E A Q 1 179 Q A C L D Q D A V 1 191 F D Q L Y D A W R 1 195 Y D A W R G G L D 1 199 R G G L D W C N A 1 204 W C N A G W L S D 1 211 S D G S V Q Y P I 1 213 G S V Q Y P I T K 1 247 R Y D V F C F T S 1 261 F Y Y L I H P T K 1 268 T K L T Y D E A V 1 277 Q A C L N D G A Q 1 286 I A K V G Q I F A 1 289 V G Q I F A A W K 1 306 A G W L A D G S V 1 307 G W L A D G S V R 1 310 A D G S V R Y P I 1 312 G S V R Y P I S R 1 320 R P R R R C S P T 1 321 P R R R C S P T E 1 328 T E A A V R F V G 1 344 L Y G V Y C F R A 1 151P3D4 v.2: HLA Peptide Scoring Results A26 9-mers SYFPEITHI 302 S T Y D S L S P Y 27 Portion of 234 F I F K T I A P L 26 SEQ ID 123 N T N P S R R P Y 23 NO: 5; 172 E V G W K Y Q A V 23 each start 59 F V G S Y K L A Y 22 position 378 A L W K A I E S L 22 is 46 I I T Q G A K D F 21 specified, 382 A I E S L E E G L 21 the length 99 E G I N I S G S F 19 of peptide 114 Y L A F L H K R M 19 is 9 1 M L E H T T K T F 18 amino 102 N I S G S F C R N 18 acids, the 212 N M K K K I D K Y 18 end 237 K T I A P L A A T 18 position 369 D L A G S G Y C G 18 for each 16 I V V E S I R D H 17 peptide is 34 K V D L L V P T K 17 the start 38 L V P T K V T G I 17 position 42 K V T G I I T Q G 17 plus eight 106 S F C R N K L K Y 17 109 R N K L K Y L A F 17 193 E I H Y R K N K Q 17 4 H T T K T F P L R 16 7 K T F P L R A L H 16 55 G H V Q F V G S Y 16 132 H F Q V P S R I F 16 134 Q V P S R I F W R 16 197 R K N K Q L M R L 16 3 E H T T K T F P L 15 30 K Q D K K V D L L 15 45 G I I T Q G A K D 15 80 E K Q R K D K V L 15 179 A V T A T L E E K 15 238 T I A P L A A T R 15 385 S L E E G L G G K 15 36 D L L V P T K V T 14 110 N K L K Y L A F L 14 299 T S S S T Y D S L 14 6 T K T F P L R A L 13 13 A L H I V V E S I 13 51 A K D F G H V Q F 13 58 Q F V G S Y K L A 13 107 F C R N K L K Y L 13 117 F L H K R M N T N 13 138 R I F W R Q E K A 13 169 A P H E V G W K Y 13 180 V T A T L E E K R 13 182 A T L E E K R K E 13 216 K I D K Y T E S P 13 226 G G S P R G L G F 13 228 S P R G L G F I F 13 256 R T P R A G S S A 13 275 P V P A A S P A A 13 288 R T P W T R P S S 13 291 W T R P S S C P T 13 296 S C P T S S S T Y 13 353 P K S E N N S W Y 13 356 E N N S W Y V E N 13 367 P A D L A G S G Y 13 399 R K A E N G P H L 13 5 T T K T F P L R A 12 17 V V E S I R D H S 12 20 S I R D H S G Q K 12 21 I R D H S G Q K M 12 43 V T G I I T Q G A 12 47 I T Q G A K D F G 12 53 D F G H V Q F V G 12 69 N D G E H W T V Y 12 74 W T V Y Q D E K Q 12 75 T V Y Q D E K Q R 12 93 A V V V S C E G I 12 100 G I N I S G S F C 12 159 E A Y K K V C L S 12 163 K V C L S G A P H 12 183 T L E E K R K E K 12 188 R K E K A E I H Y 12 220 Y T E S P G G G S 12 224 P G G G S P R G L 12 231 G L G F I F K T I 12 247 A T R I G H P G G 12 298 P T S S S T Y D S 12 306 S L S P Y G P R N 12 361 Y V E N G R P A D 12 15 H I V V E S I R D 11 23 D H S G Q K M K Q 11 29 M K Q D K K V D L 11 32 D K K V D L L V P 11 37 L L V P T K V T G 11 40 P T K V T G I I T 11 56 H V Q F V G S Y K 11 57 V Q F V G S Y K L 11 64 K L A Y S N D G E 11 72 E H W T V Y Q D E 11 86 K V L L G R K A V 11 87 V L L G R K A V V 11 94 V V V S C E G I N 11 95 V V S C E G I N I 11 125 N P S R R P Y H F 11 153 P Q G H A S E A Y 11 158 S E A Y K K V C L 11 165 C L S G A P H E V 11 204 R L Q K Q A E K N 11 205 L Q K Q A E K N M 11 244 A T R A T R I G H 11 249 R I G H P G G R T 11 262 S S A H R P P A L 11 277 P A A S P A A W L 11 305 D S L S P Y G P R 11 321 H S P S G G G G L 11 328 G L K K P A R H C 11 343 V L A R G K P Q R 11 362 V E N G R P A D L 11 371 A G S G Y C G A L 11 389 G L G G K Q K D K 11 19 E S I R D H S G Q 10 81 K Q R K D K V L L 10 88 L L G R K A V V V 10 111 K L K Y L A F L H 10 190 E K A E I H Y R K 10 194 I H Y R K N K Q L 10 195 H Y R K N K Q L M 10 201 Q L M R L Q K Q A 10 222 E S P G G G S P R 10 233 G F I F K T I A P 10 241 P L A A T R A T R 10 284 W L P L R T P W T 10 308 S P Y G P R N P L 10 315 P L P N P R H S P 10 336 C Q G Q K H N V L 10 342 N V L A R G K P Q 10 381 K A I E S L E E G 10 388 E G L G G K Q K D 10 10 P L R A L H I V V 9 52 K D F G H V Q F V 9 79 D E K Q R K D K V 9 104 S G S F C R N K L 9 116 A F L H K R M N T 9 144 E K A D G G S C C 9 147 D G G S C C P Q G 9 176 K Y Q A V T A T L 9 185 E E K R K E K A E 9 186 E K R K E K A E I 9 215 K K I D K Y T E S 9 265 H R P P A L S A R 9 269 A L S A R A P V P 9 279 A S P A A W L P L 9 286 P L R T P W T R P 9 384 E S L E E G L G G 9 8 T F P L R A L H I 8 85 D K V L L G R K A 8 139 I F W R Q E K A D 8 218 D K Y T E S P G G 8 235 I F K T I A P L A 8 396 D K E R K A E N G 8 400 K A E N G P H L L 8 24 H S G Q K M K Q D 7 33 K K V D L L V P T 7 49 Q G A K D F G H V 7 5 F G H V Q F V G S 7 62 S Y K L A Y S N D 7 70 D G E H W T V Y Q 7 82 Q R K D K V L L G 7 83 R K D K V L L G R 7 84 K D K V L L G R K 7 90 G R K A V V V S C 7 130 P Y H F Q V P S R 7 156 H A S E A Y K K V 7 161 Y K K V C L S G A 7 198 K N K Q L M R L Q 7 210 E K N M K K K I D 7 230 R G L G F I F K T 7 324 S G G G G L K K P 7 365 G R P A D L A G S 7 374 G Y C G A L W K A 7 387 E E G L G G K Q K 7 398 E R K A E N G P H 7 11 L R A L H I V V E 6 12 R A L H I V V E S 6 60 V G S Y K L A Y S 6 89 L G R K A V V V S 6 91 R K A V V V S C E 6 96 V S C E G I N I S 6 98 C E G I N I S G S 6 128 R R P Y H F Q V P 6 175 W K Y Q A V T A T 6 200 K Q L M R L Q K Q 6 207 K Q A E K N M K K 6 208 Q A E K N M K K K 6 245 T R A T R I G H P 6 258 P R A G S S A H R 6 271 S A R A P V P A A 6 280 S P A A W L P L R 6 311 G P R N P L P N P 6 338 G Q K H N V L A R 6 339 Q K H N V L A R G 6 363 E N G R P A D L A 6 370 L A G S G Y C G A 6 71 G E H W T V Y Q D 5 77 Y Q D E K Q R K D 5 112 L K Y L A F L H K 5 113 K Y L A F L H K R 5 131 Y H F Q V P S R I 5 135 V P S R I F W R Q 5 167 S G A P H E V G W 5 168 G A P H E V G W K 5 189 K E K A E I H Y R 5 191 K A E I H Y R K N 5 227 G S P R G L G F I 5 248 T R I G H P G G R 5 272 A R A P V P A A S 5 344 L A R G K P Q R K 5 350 Q R K P K S E N N 5 357 N N S W Y V E N G 5 395 K D K E R K A E N 5 9 F P L R A L H I V 4 41 T K V T G I I T Q 4 126 P S R R P Y H F Q 4 137 S R I F W R Q E K 4 141 W R Q E K A D G G 4 150 S C C P Q G H A S 4 151 C C P Q G H A S E 4 152 C P Q G H A S E A 4 187 K R K E K A E I H 4 203 M R L Q K Q A E K 4 219 K Y T E S P G G G 4 223 S P G G G S P R G 4 229 P R G L G F I F K 4 252 H P G G R T P R A 4 266 R P P A L S A R A 4 276 V P A A S P A A W 4 282 A A W L P L R T P 4 292 T R P S S C P T S 4 295 S S C P T S S S T 4 303 T Y D S L S P Y G 4 320 R H S P S G G G G 4 327 G G L K K P A R H 4 335 H C Q G Q K H N V 4 346 R G K P Q R K P K 4 347 G K P Q R K P K S 4 351 R K P K S E N N S 4 366 R P A D L A G S G 4 386 L E E G L G G K Q 4 391 G G K Q K D K E R 4 393 K Q K D K E R K A 4 14 L H I V V E S I R 3 26 G Q K M K Q D K K 3 27 Q K M K Q D K K V 3 44 T G I I T Q G A K 3 61 G S Y K L A Y S N 3 68 S N D G E H W T V 3 76 V Y Q D E K Q R K 3 97 S C E G I N I S G 3 101 I N I S G S F C R 3 115 L A F L H K R M N 3 124 T N P S R R P Y H 3 127 S R R P Y H F Q V 3 133 F Q V P S R I F W 3 145 K A D G G S C C P 3 146 A D G G S C C P Q 3 155 G H A S E A Y K K 3 160 A Y K K V C L S G 3 164 V C L S G A P H E 3 171 H E V G W K Y Q A 3 174 G W K Y Q A V T A 3 192 A E I H Y R K N K 3 196 Y R K N K Q L M R 3 202 L M R L Q K Q A E 3 221 T E S P G G G S P 3 251 G H P G G R T P R 3 255 G R T P R A G S S 3 259 R A G S S A H R P 3 264 A H R P P A L S A 3 267 P P A L S A R A P 3 273 R A P V P A A S P 3 274 A P V P A A S P A 3 281 P A A W L P L R T 3 283 A W L P L R T P W 3 309 P Y G P R N P L P 3 312 P R N P L P N P R 3 313 R N P L P N P R H 3 314 N P L P N P R H S 3 316 L P N P R H S P S 3 317 P N P R H S P S G 3 318 N P R H S P S G G 3 323 P S G G G G L K K 3 325 G G G G L K K P A 3 326 G G G L K K P A R 3 329 L K K P A R H C Q 3 331 K P A R H C Q G Q 3 333 A R H C Q G Q K H 3 349 P Q R K P K S E N 3 352 K P K S E N N S W 3 364 N G R P A D L A G 3 390 L G G K Q K D K E 3 394 Q K D K E R K A E 3 22 R D H S G Q K M K 2 25 S G Q K M K Q D K 2 28 K M K Q D K K V D 2 31 Q D K K V D L L V 2 48 T Q G A K D F G H 2 50 G A K D F G H V Q 2 65 L A Y S N D G E H 2 78 Q D E K Q R K D K 2 103 I S G S F C R N K 2 105 G S F C R N K L K 2 108 C R N K L K Y L A 2 118 L H K R M N T N P 2 120 K R M N T N P S R 2 121 R M N T N P S R R 2 140 F W R Q E K A D G 2 142 R Q E K A D G G S 2 143 Q E K A D G G S C 2 148 G G S C C P Q G H 2 154 Q G H A S E A Y K 2 162 K K V C L S G A P 2 173 V G W K Y Q A V T 2 184 L E E K R K E K A 2 209 A E K N M K K K I 2 211 K N M K K K I D K 2 213 M K K K I D K Y T 2 217 I D K Y T E S P G 2 232 L G F I F K T I A 2 239 I A P L A A T R A 2 242 L A A T R A T R I 2 250 I G H P G G R T P 2 254 G G R T P R A G S 2 257 T P R A G S S A H 2 268 P A L S A R A P V 2 270 L S A R A P V P A 2 278 A A S P A A W L P 2 287 L R T P W T R P S 2 289 T P W T R P S S C 2 293 R P S S C P T S S 2 294 P S S C P T S S S 2 297 C P T S S S T Y D 2 304 Y D S L S P Y G P 2 307 L S P Y G P R N P 2 319 P R H S P S G G G 2 322 S P S G G G G L K 2 330 K K P A R H C Q G 2 334 R H C Q G Q K H N 2 337 Q G Q K H N V L A 2 340 K H N V L A R G K 2 345 A R G K P Q R K P 2 348 K P Q R K P K S E 2 360 W Y V E N G R P A 2 375 Y C G A L W K A I 2 376 C G A L W K A I E 2 377 G A L W K A I E S 2 379 L W K A I E S L E 2 380 W K A I E S L E E 2 392 G K Q K D K E R K 2 397 K E R K A E N G P 2 18 V E S I R D H S G 1 35 V D L L V P T K V 1 39 V P T K V T G I I 1 66 A Y S N D G E H W 1 67 Y S N D G E H W T 1 73 H W T V Y Q D E K 1 92 K A V V V S C E G 1 122 M N T N P S R R P 1 129 R P Y H F Q V P S 1 136 P S R I F W R Q E 1 149 G S C C P Q G H A 1 177 Y Q A V T A T L E 1 178 Q A V T A T L E E 1 181 T A T L E E K R K 1 199 N K Q L M R L Q K 1 206 Q K Q A E K N M K 1 214 K K K I D K Y T E 1 225 G G G S P R G L G 1 236 F K T I A P L A A 1 240 A P L A A T R A T 1 253 P G G R T P R A G 1 260 A G S S A H R P P 1 261 G S S A H R P P A 1 263 S A H R P P A L S 1 290 P W T R P S S C P 1 300 S S S T Y D S L S 1 301 S S T Y D S L S P 1 310 Y G P R N P L P N 1 332 P A R H C Q G Q K 1 341 H N V L A R G K P 1 355 S E N N S W Y V E 1 358 N S W Y V E N G R 1 359 S W Y V E N G R P 1 372 G S G Y C G A L W 1

TABLE XXVIII SEQ. ID Pos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 score NO. 151P3D4 v.1: HLA Peptide Scoring Results B*0702 9-mers SYFPEITHI 164 F P R L G R Y N L 23 Portion 320 R P R R R C S P T 20 of SEQ 224 E P C G G Q N T V 19 ID NO: 66 D P T A F G S G I 18 3; each 326 S P T E A A V R F 18 start 232 V P G V R N Y G F 17 position 51 S H R G G N V T L 16 is 146 E D D T V V V A L 16 specified, 161 F P Y F P R L G R 16 the length 221 K P R E P C G G Q 16 of 1 M K S L L L L V L 15 peptide is 34 A E N G P H L L V 15 9 amino 32 I Q A E N G P H L 14 acids, the 76 K I R I K W T K L 14 end 106 G G Y Q G R V F L 14 position 186 A V I A S F D Q L 14 for each 116 G G S D S D A S L 13 peptide is 121 D A S L V I T D L 13 the start 153 A L D L Q G V V F 13 position 159 V V F P Y F P R L 13 plus eight 194 L Y D A W R G G L 13 256 N F N G R F Y Y L 13 37 G P H L L V E A E 12 123 S L V I T D L T L 12 148 D T V V V A L D L 12 174 F H E A Q Q A C L 12 266 H P T K L T Y D E 12 272 Y D E A V Q A C L 12 301 Y D R C D A G W L 12 323 R R C S P T E A A 12 324 R C S P T E A A V 12 337 F P D K K H K L Y 12 10 I S I C W A D H L 11 59 L P C K F Y R D P 11 118 S D S D A S L V I 11 145 L E D D T V V V A 11 262 Y Y L I H P T K L 11 287 A K V G Q I F A A 11 291 Q I F A A W K I L 11 310 A D G S V R Y P I 11 329 E A A V R F V G F 11 16 D H L S D N Y T L 10 33 Q A E N G P H L L 10 81 W T K L T S D Y L 10 90 K E V D V F V S M 10 119 D S D A S L V I T 10 137 Y K C E V I E G L 10 144 G L E D D T V V V 10 166 R L G R Y N L N F 10 180 A C L D Q D A V I 10 202 L D W C N A G W L 10 217 Y P I T K P R E P 10 245 K S R Y D V F C F 10 263 Y L I H P T K L T 10 278 A C L N D G A Q I 10 284 A Q I A K V G Q I 10 316 Y P I S R P R R R 10 322 R R R C S P T E A 10 336 G F P D K K H K L 10 2 K S L L L L V L I 9 26 H D R A I H I Q A 9 49 V F S H R G G N V 9 62 K F Y R D P T A F 9 69 A F G S G I H K I 9 77 I R I K W T K L T 9 87 D Y L K E V D V F 9 88 Y L K E V D V F V 9 96 V S M G Y H K K T 9 104 T Y G G Y Q G R V 9 105 Y G G Y Q G R V F 9 114 L K G G S D S D A 9 122 A S L V I T D L T 9 134 Y G R Y K C E V I 9 143 E G L E D D T V V 9 156 L Q G V V F P Y F 9 181 C L D Q D A V I A 9 183 D Q D A V I A S F 9 212 D G S V Q Y P I T 9 242 D K D K S R Y D V 9 281 N D G A Q I A K V 9 285 Q I A K V G Q I F 9 298 I L G Y D R C D A 9 327 P T E A A V R F V 9 15 A D H L S D N Y T 8 36 N G P H L L V E A 8 41 L V E A E Q A K V 8 42 V E A E Q A K V F 8 50 F S H R G G N V T 8 60 P C K F Y R D P T 8 63 F Y R D P T A F G 8 84 L T S D Y L K E V 8 86 S D Y L K E V D V 8 141 V I E G L E D D T 8 142 I E G L E D D T V 8 169 R Y N L N F H E A 8 189 A S F D Q L Y D A 8 199 R G G L D W C N A 8 207 A G W L S D G S V 8 211 S D G S V Q Y P I 8 223 R E P C G G Q N T 8 227 G G Q N T V P G V 8 243 K D K S R Y D V F 8 246 S R Y D V F C F T 8 253 F T S N F N G R F 8 260 R F Y Y L I H P T 8 270 L T Y D E A V Q A 8 286 I A K V G Q I F A 8 306 A G W L A D G S V 8 22 Y T L D H D R A I 7 61 C K F Y R D P T A 7 71 G S G I H K I R I 7 74 I H K I R I K W T 7 117 G S D S D A S L V 7 133 D Y G R Y K C E V 7 151 V V A L D L Q G V 7 152 V A L D L Q G V V 7 178 Q Q A C L D Q D A 7 179 Q A C L D Q D A V 7 249 D V F C F T S N F 7 257 F N G R F Y Y L I 7 268 T K L T Y D E A V 7 276 V Q A C L N D G A 7 302 D R C D A G W L A 7 342 H K L Y G V Y C F 7 344 L Y G V Y C F R A 7 4 L L L L V L I S I 6 7 L V L I S I C W A 6 21 N Y T L D H D R A 6 24 L D H D R A I H I 6 35 E N G P H L L V E 6 39 H L L V E A E Q A 6 53 R G G N V T L P C 6 55 G N V T L P C K F 6 172 L N F H E A Q Q A 6 197 A W R G G L D W C 6 218 P I T K P R E P C 6 229 Q N T V P G V R N 6 267 P T K L T Y D E A 6 279 C L N D G A Q I A 6 290 G Q I F A A W K I 6 303 R C D A G W L A D 6 317 P I S R P R R R C 6 331 A V R F V G F P D 6 339 D K K H K L Y G V 6 52 H R G G N V T L P 5 188 I A S F D Q L Y D 5 225 P C G G Q N T V P 5 226 C G G Q N T V P G 5 244 D K S R Y D V F C 5 288 K V G Q I F A A W 5 313 S V R Y P I S R P 5 318 I S R P R R R C S 5 12 I C W A D H L S D 4 18 L S D N Y T L D H 4 43 E A E Q A K V F S 4 44 A E Q A K V F S H 4 45 E Q A K V F S H R 4 56 N V T L P C K F Y 4 70 F G S G I H K I R 4 108 Y Q G R V F L K G 4 154 L D L Q G V V F P 4 155 D L Q G V V F P Y 4 158 G V V F P Y F P R 4 209 W L S D G S V Q Y 4 210 L S D G S V Q Y P 4 214 S V Q Y P I T K P 4 258 N G R F Y Y L I H 4 280 L N D G A Q I A K 4 304 C D A G W L A D G 4 309 L A D G S V R Y P 4 328 T E A A V R F V G 4 330 A A V R F V G F P 4 334 F V G F P D K K H 4 341 K H K L Y G V Y C 4 343 K L Y G V Y C F R 4 3 S L L L L V L I S 3 9 L I S I C W A D H 3 17 H L S D N Y T L D 3 23 T L D H D R A I H 3 68 T A F G S G I H K 3 78 R I K W T K L T S 3 80 K W T K L T S D Y 3 83 K L T S D Y L K E 3 91 E V D V F V S M G 3 103 K T Y G G Y Q G R 3 107 G Y Q G R V F L K 3 115 K G G S D S D A S 3 125 V I T D L T L E D 3 132 E D Y G R Y K C E 3 135 G R Y K C E V I E 3 139 C E V I E G L E D 3 150 V V V A L D L Q G 3 167 L G R Y N L N F H 3 176 E A Q Q A C L D Q 3 177 A Q Q A C L D Q D 3 196 D A W R G G L D W 3 198 W R G G L D W C N 3 204 W C N A G W L S D 3 205 C N A G W L S D G 3 215 V Q Y P I T K P R 3 219 I T K P R E P C G 3 231 T V P G V R N Y G 3 234 G V R N Y G F W D 3 236 R N Y G F W D K D 3 264 L I H P T K L T Y 3 269 K L T Y D E A V Q 3 271 T Y D E A V Q A C 3 274 E A V Q A C L N D 3 275 A V Q A C L N D G 3 292 I F A A W K I L G 3 293 F A A W K I L G Y 3 294 A A W K I L G Y D 3 295 A W K I L G Y D R 3 297 K I L G Y D R C D 3 307 G W L A D G S V R 3 308 W L A D G S V R Y 3 311 D G S V R Y P I S 3 315 R Y P I S R P R R 3 321 P R R R C S P T E 3 333 R F V G F P D K K 3 338 P D K K H K L Y G 3 340 K K H K L Y G V Y 3 27 D R A I H I Q A E 2 28 R A I H I Q A E N 2 29 A I H I Q A E N G 2 31 H I Q A E N G P H 2 47 A K V F S H R G G 2 48 K V F S H R G G N 2 64 Y R D P T A F G S 2 65 R D P T A F G S G 2 73 G I H K I R I K W 2 79 I K W T K L T S D 2 85 T S D Y L K E V D 2 89 L K E V D V F V S 2 95 F V S M G Y H K K 2 99 G Y H K K T Y G G 2 102 K K T Y G G Y Q G 2 109 Q G R V F L K G G 2 111 R V F L K G G S D 2 112 V F L K G G S D S 2 113 F L K G G S D S D 2 120 S D A S L V I T D 2 126 I T D L T L E D Y 2 131 L E D Y G R Y K C 2 136 R Y K C E V I E G 2 147 D D T V V V A L D 2 165 P R L G R Y N L N 2 182 L D Q D A V I A S 2 184 Q D A V I A S F D 2 190 S F D Q L Y D A W 2 195 Y D A W R G G L D 2 201 G L D W C N A G W 2 208 G W L S D G S V Q 2 222 P R E P C G G Q N 2 230 N T V P G V R N Y 2 240 F W D K D K S R Y 2 247 R Y D V F C F T S 2 248 Y D V F C F T S N 2 254 T S N F N G R F Y 2 265 I H P T K L T Y D 2 282 D G A Q I A K V G 2 283 G A Q I A K V G Q 2 300 G Y D R C D A G W 2 314 V R Y P I S R P R 2 325 C S P T E A A V R 2 332 V R F V G F P D K 2 345 Y G V Y C F R A Y 2 346 G V Y C F R A Y N 2 8 V L I S I C W A D 1 13 C W A D H L S D N 1 14 W A D H L S D N Y 1 25 D H D R A I H I Q 1 30 I H I Q A E N G P 1 38 P H L L V E A E Q 1 40 L L V E A E Q A K 1 54 G G N V T L P C K 1 57 V T L P C K F Y R 1 58 T L P C K F Y R D 1 67 P T A F G S G I H 1 94 V F V S M G Y H K 1 97 S M G Y H K K T Y 1 98 M G Y H K K T Y G 1 100 Y H K K T Y G G Y 1 101 H K K T Y G G Y Q 1 124 L V I T D L T L E 1 130 T L E D Y G R Y K 1 138 K C E V I E G L E 1 140 E V I E G L E D D 1 157 Q G V V F P Y F P 1 162 P Y F P R L G R Y 1 163 Y F P R L G R Y N 1 170 Y N L N F H E A Q 1 171 N L N F H E A Q Q 1 173 N F H E A Q Q A C 1 175 H E A Q Q A C L D 1 187 V I A S F D Q L Y 1 191 F D Q L Y D A W R 1 200 G G L D W C N A G 1 203 D W C N A G W L S 1 206 N A G W L S D G S 1 216 Q Y P I T K P R E 1 228 G Q N T V P G V R 1 233 P G V R N Y G F W 1 235 V R N Y G F W D K 1 237 N Y G F W D K D K 1 250 V F C F T S N F N 1 252 C F T S N F N G R 1 255 S N F N G R F Y Y 1 261 F Y Y L I H P T K 1 273 D E A V Q A C L N 1 277 Q A C L N D G A Q 1 289 V G Q I F A A W K 1 299 L G Y D R C D A G 1 305 D A G W L A D G S 1 319 S R P R R R C S P 1 335 V G F P D K K H K 1 151P3D4 v.2: HLA Peptide Scoring Results B*0702 9-mers SYFPEITHI 308 S P Y G P R N P L 27 Portion of 228 S P R G L G F I F 21 SEQ ID 240 A P L A A T R A T 21 NO: 5; 252 H P G G R T P R A 21 each start 274 A P V P A A S P A 20 position 266 R P P A L S A R A 19 is 39 V P T K V T G I I 18 specified, 125 N P S R R P Y H F 18 the length 152 C P Q G H A S E A 18 of peptide 371 A G S G Y C G A L 17 is 9 9 F P L R A L H I V 16 amino 81 K Q R K D K V L L 16 acids, the 264 A H R P P A L S A 16 end 279 A S P A A W L P L 16 position 311 G P R N P L P N P 16 for each 271 S A R A P V P A A 15 peptide is 277 P A A S P A A W L 15 the start 322 S P S G G G G L K 15 position 6 T K T F P L R A L 14 plus eight 30 K Q D K K V D L L 14 129 R P Y H F Q V P S 14 176 K Y Q A V T A T L 14 223 S P G G G S P R G 14 257 T P R A G S S A H 14 276 V P A A S P A A W 14 293 R P S S C P T S S 14 399 R K A E N G P H L 14 3 E H T T K T F P L 13 104 S G S F C R N K L 13 110 N K L K Y L A F L 13 135 V P S R I F W R Q 13 158 S E A Y K K V C L 13 169 A P H E V G W K Y 13 224 P G G G S P R G L 13 234 F I F K T I A P L 13 237 K T I A P L A A T 13 262 S S A H R P P A L 13 280 S P A A W L P L R 13 362 V E N G R P A D L 13 378 A L W K A I E S L 13 29 M K Q D K K V D L 12 80 E K Q R K D K V L 12 107 F C R N K L K Y L 12 197 R K N K Q L M R L 12 226 G G S P R G L G F 12 249 R I G H P G G R T 12 261 G S S A H R P P A 12 267 P P A L S A R A P 12 299 T S S S T Y D S L 12 316 L P N P R H S P S 12 318 N P R H S P S G G 12 331 K P A R H C Q G Q 12 336 C Q G Q K H N V L 12 366 R P A D L A G S G 12 382 A I E S L E E G L 12 36 D L L V P T K V T 11 51 A K D F G H V Q F 11 52 K D F G H V Q F V 11 186 E K R K E K A E I 11 194 I H Y R K N K Q L 11 297 C P T S S S T Y D 11 314 N P L P N P R H S 11 321 H S P S G G G G L 11 348 K P Q R K P K S E 11 352 K P K S E N N S W 11 363 E N G R P A D L A 11 400 K A E N G P H L L 11 10 P L R A L H I V V 10 33 K K V D L L V P T 10 57 V Q F V G S Y K L 10 87 V L L G R K A V V 10 88 L L G R K A V V V 10 109 R N K L K Y L A F 10 165 C L S G A P H E V 10 270 L S A R A P V P A 10 285 L P L R T P W T R 10 289 T P W T R P S S C 10 291 W T R P S S C P T 10 325 G G G G L K K P A 10 13 A L H I V V E S I 9 21 I R D H S G Q K M 9 31 Q D K K V D L L V 9 49 Q G A K D F G H V 9 68 S N D G E H W T V 9 86 K V L L G R K A V 9 95 V V S C E G I N I 9 116 A F L H K R M N T 9 127 S R R P Y H F Q V 9 132 H F Q V P S R I F 9 149 G S C C P Q G H A 9 172 E V G W K Y Q A V 9 173 V G W K Y Q A V T 9 175 W K Y Q A V T A T 9 195 H Y R K N K Q L M 9 230 R G L G F I F K T 9 236 F K T I A P L A A 9 268 P A L S A R A P V 9 275 P V P A A S P A A 9 281 P A A W L P L R T 9 337 Q G Q K H N V L A 9 375 Y C G A L W K A I 9 5 T T K T F P L R A 8 8 T F P L R A L H I 8 27 Q K M K Q D K K V 8 38 L V P T K V T G I 8 43 V T G I I T Q G A 8 58 Q F V G S Y K L A 8 93 A V V V S C E G I 8 156 H A S E A Y K K V 8 171 H E V G W K Y Q A 8 174 G W K Y Q A V T A 8 209 A E K N M K K K I 8 231 G L G F I F K T I 8 235 I F K T I A P L A 8 239 I A P L A A T R A 8 242 L A A T R A T R I 8 256 R T P R A G S S A 8 284 W L P L R T P W T 8 335 H C Q G Q K H N V 8 360 W Y V E N G R P A 8 374 G Y C G A L W K A 8 1 M L E H T T K T F 7 35 V D L L V P T K V 7 40 P T K V T G I I T 7 46 I I T Q G A K D F 7 85 D K V L L G R K A 7 89 L G R K A V V V S 7 99 E G I N I S G S F 7 108 C R N K L K Y L A 7 114 Y L A F L H K R M 7 138 R I F W R Q E K A 7 184 L E E K R K E K A 7 201 Q L M R L Q K Q A 7 213 M K K K I D K Y T 7 227 G S P R G L G F I 7 232 L G F I F K T I A 7 254 G G R T P R A G S 7 269 A L S A R A P V P 7 295 S S C P T S S S T 7 345 A R G K P Q R K P 7 354 K S E N N S W Y V 7 370 L A G S G Y C G A 7 393 K Q K D K E R K A 7 67 Y S N D G E H W T 6 79 D E K Q R K D K V 6 126 P S R R P Y H F Q 6 131 Y H F Q V P S R I 6 146 A D G G S C C P Q 6 161 Y K K V C L S G A 6 166 L S G A P H E V G 6 205 L Q K Q A E K N M 6 244 A T R A T R I G H 6 272 A R A P V P A A S 6 283 A W L P L R T P W 6 286 P L R T P W T R P 6 294 P S S C P T S S S 6 323 P S G G G G L K K 6 349 P Q R K P K S E N 6 364 N G R P A D L A G 6 66 A Y S N D G E H W 5 83 R K D K V L L G R 5 102 N I S G S F C R N 5 160 A Y K K V C L S G 5 222 E S P G G G S P R 5 225 G G G S P R G L G 5 247 A T R I G H P G G 5 251 G H P G G R T P R 5 260 A G S S A H R P P 5 273 R A P V P A A S P 5 278 A A S P A A W L P 5 282 A A W L P L R T P 5 306 S L S P Y G P R N 5 313 R N P L P N P R H 5 320 R H S P S G G G G 5 7 K T F P L R A L H 4 11 L R A L H I V V E 4 12 R A L H I V V E S 4 23 D H S G Q K M K Q 4 34 K V D L L V P T K 4 42 K V T G I I T Q G 4 47 I T Q G A K D F G 4 59 F V G S Y K L A Y 4 90 G R K A V V V S C 4 119 H K R M N T N P S 4 145 K A D G G S C C P 4 157 A S E A Y K K V C 4 163 K V C L S G A P H 4 167 S G A P H E V G W 4 216 K I D K Y T E S P 4 220 Y T E S P G G G S 4 221 T E S P G G G S P 4 241 P L A A T R A T R 4 258 P R A G S S A H R 4 263 S A H R P P A L S 4 305 D S L S P Y G P R 4 315 P L P N P R H S P 4 328 G L K K P A R H C 4 338 G Q K H N V L A R 4 344 L A R G K P Q R K 4 346 R G K P Q R K P K 4 369 D L A G S G Y C G 4 384 E S L E E G L G G 4 394 Q K D K E R K A E 4 397 K E R K A E N G P 4 4 H T T K T F P L R 3 32 D K K V D L L V P 3 37 L L V P T K V T G 3 54 F G H V Q F V G S 3 60 V G S Y K L A Y S 3 69 N D G E H W T V Y 3 70 D G E H W T V Y Q 3 82 Q R K D K V L L G 3 91 R K A V V V S C E 3 112 L K Y L A F L H K 3 120 K R M N T N P S R 3 122 M N T N P S R R P 3 123 N T N P S R R P Y 3 128 R R P Y H F Q V P 3 133 F Q V P S R I F W 3 140 F W R Q E K A D G 3 144 E K A D G G S C C 3 150 S C C P Q G H A S 3 159 E A Y K K V C L S 3 178 Q A V T A T L E E 3 179 A V T A T L E E K 3 192 A E I H Y R K N K 3 199 N K Q L M R L Q K 3 202 L M R L Q K Q A E 3 211 K N M K K K I D K 3 229 P R G L G F I F K 3 238 T I A P L A A T R 3 243 A A T R A T R I G 3 246 R A T R I G H P G 3 250 I G H P G G R T P 3 287 L R T P W T R P S 3 288 R T P W T R P S S 3 290 P W T R P S S C P 3 298 P T S S S T Y D S 3 309 P Y G P R N P L P 3 310 Y G P R N P L P N 3 319 P R H S P S G G G 3 324 S G G G G L K K P 3 326 G G G L K K P A R 3 333 A R H C Q G Q K H 3 342 N V L A R G K P Q 3 356 E N N S W Y V E N 3 357 N N S W Y V E N G 3 361 Y V E N G R P A D 3 368 A D L A G S G Y C 3 372 G S G Y C G A L W 3 380 W K A I E S L E E 3 383 I E S L E E G L G 3 386 L E E G L G G K Q 3 387 E E G L G G K Q K 3 388 E G L G G K Q K D 3 389 G L G G K Q K D K 3 398 E R K A E N G P H 3 2 L E H T T K T F P 2 18 V E S I R D H S G 2 20 S I R D H S G Q K 2 28 K M K Q D K K V D 2 45 G I I T Q G A K D 2 48 T Q G A K D F G H 2 50 G A K D F G H V Q 2 53 D F G H V Q F V G 2 64 K L A Y S N D G E 2 78 Q D E K Q R K D K 2 97 S C E G I N I S G 2 100 G I N I S G S F C 2 103 I S G S F C R N K 2 106 S F C R N K L K Y 2 113 K Y L A F L H K R 2 124 T N P S R R P Y H 2 130 P Y H F Q V P S R 2 136 P S R I F W R Q E 2 139 I F W R Q E K A D 2 142 R Q E K A D G G S 2 143 Q E K A D G G S C 2 147 D G G S C C P Q G 2 148 G G S C C P Q G H 2 153 P Q G H A S E A Y 2 154 Q G H A S E A Y K 2 162 K K V C L S G A P 2 177 Y Q A V T A T L E 2 182 A T L E E K R K E 2 185 E E K R K E K A E 2 188 R K E K A E I H Y 2 189 K E K A E I H Y R 2 190 E K A E I H Y R K 2 196 Y R K N K Q L M R 2 204 R L Q K Q A E K N 2 207 K Q A E K N M K K 2 215 K K I D K Y T E S 2 217 I D K Y T E S P G 2 233 G F I F K T I A P 2 248 T R I G H P G G R 2 253 P G G R T P R A G 2 259 R A G S S A H R P 2 265 H R P P A L S A R 2 300 S S S T Y D S L S 2 301 S S T Y D S L S P 2 303 T Y D S L S P Y G 2 304 Y D S L S P Y G P 2 312 P R N P L P N P R 2 327 G G L K K P A R H 2 329 L K K P A R H C Q 2 330 K K P A R H C Q G 2 332 P A R H C Q G Q K 2 343 V L A R G K P Q R 2 351 R K P K S E N N S 2 353 P K S E N N S W Y 2 365 G R P A D L A G S 2 367 P A D L A G S G Y 2 373 S G Y C G A L W K 2 376 C G A L W K A I E 2 390 L G G K Q K D K E 2 395 K D K E R K A E N 2 16 I V V E S I R D H 1 17 V V E S I R D H S 1 19 E S I R D H S G Q 1 22 R D H S G Q K M K 1 24 H S G Q K M K Q D 1 25 S G Q K M K Q D K 1 44 T G I I T Q G A K 1 55 G H V Q F V G S Y 1 56 H V Q F V G S Y K 1 61 G S Y K L A Y S N 1 63 Y K L A Y S N D G 1 71 G E H W T V Y Q D 1 72 E H W T V Y Q D E 1 77 Y Q D E K Q R K D 1 84 K D K V L L G R K 1 92 K A V V V S C E G 1 98 C E G I N I S G S 1 101 I N I S G S F C R 1 111 K L K Y L A F L H 1 117 F L H K R M N T N 1 118 L H K R M N T N P 1 121 R M N T N P S R R 1 137 S R I F W R Q E K 1 151 C C P Q G H A S E 1 155 G H A S E A Y K K 1 164 V C L S G A P H E 1 168 G A P H E V G W K 1 180 V T A T L E E K R 1 183 T L E E K R K E K 1 187 K R K E K A E I H 1 191 K A E I H Y R K N 1 193 E I H Y R K N K Q 1 198 K N K Q L M R L Q 1 200 K Q L M R L Q K Q 1 203 M R L Q K Q A E K 1 206 Q K Q A E K N M K 1 208 Q A E K N M K K K 1 210 E K N M K K K I D 1 212 N M K K K I D K Y 1 214 K K K I D K Y T E 1 218 D K Y T E S P G G 1 219 K Y T E S P G G G 1 245 T R A T R I G H P 1 255 G R T P R A G S S 1 292 T R P S S C P T S 1 302 S T Y D S L S P Y 1 317 P N P R H S P S G 1 334 R H C Q G Q K H N 1 339 Q K H N V L A R G 1 340 K H N V L A R G K 1 341 H N V L A R G K P 1 347 G K P Q R K P K S 1 350 Q R K P K S E N N 1 355 S E N N S W Y V E 1 379 L W K A I E S L E 1 381 K A I E S L E E G 1 392 G K Q K D K E R K 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TABLE XXIX SEQ. ID Pos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 score NO. 151P3D4 v.1: HLA Peptide Scoring Results B*08 9-mers SYFPEITHI 76 K I R I K W T K L 30 Portion 164 F P R L G R Y N L 24 of SEQ 243 K D K S R Y D V F 24 ID NO: 134 Y G R Y K C E V I 23 3; each 232 V P G V R N Y G F 23 start 329 E A A V R F V G F 22 position 74 I H K I R I K W T 21 is 81 W T K L T S D Y L 21 specified, 336 G F P D K K H K L 21 the length 51 S H R G G N V T L 20 of 241 W D K D K S R Y D 20 peptide is 320 R P R R R C S P T 20 9 amino 339 D K K H K L Y G V 20 acids, the 88 Y L K E V D V F V 19 end 219 I T K P R E P C G 19 position 123 S L V I T D L T L 18 for each 256 N F N G R F Y Y L 18 peptide is 337 F P D K K H K L Y 18 the start 113 F L K G G S D S D 17 position 217 Y P I T K P R E P 17 plus eight 284 A Q I A K V G Q I 17 326 S P T E A A V R F 17 58 T L P C K F Y R D 16 121 D A S L V I T D L 16 286 I A K V G Q I F A 16 293 F A A W K I L G Y 16 301 Y D R C D A G W L 16 46 Q A K V F S H R G 15 146 E D D T V V V A L 15 291 Q I F A A W K I L 15 318 I S R P R R R C S 15 24 L D H D R A I H I 14 33 Q A E N G P H L L 14 78 R I K W T K L T S 14 86 S D Y L K E V D V 14 153 A L D L Q G V V F 14 221 K P R E P C G G Q 14 245 K S R Y D V F C F 14 316 Y P I S R P R R R 14 4 L L L L V L I S I 13 32 I Q A E N G P H L 13 72 S G I H K I R I K 13 137 Y K C E V I E G L 13 166 R L G R Y N L N F 13 66 D P T A F G S G I 12 106 G G Y Q G R V F L 12 136 R Y K C E V I E G 12 239 G F W D K D K S R 12 267 P T K L T Y D E A 12 341 K H K L Y G V Y C 12 1 M K S L L L L V L 11 10 I S I C W A D H L 11 16 D H L S D N Y T L 11 44 A E Q A K V F S H 11 79 I K W T K L T S D 11 99 G Y H K K T Y G G 11 101 H K K T Y G G Y Q 11 111 R V F L K G G S D 11 116 G G S D S D A S L 11 132 E D Y G R Y K C E 11 148 D T V V V A L D L 11 159 V V F P Y F P R L 11 174 F H E A Q Q A C L 11 265 I H P T K L T Y D 11 3 S L L L L V L I S 10 37 G P H L L V E A E 10 42 V E A E Q A K V F 10 60 P C K F Y R D P T 10 98 M G Y H K K T Y G 10 100 Y H K K T Y G G Y 10 107 G Y Q G R V F L K 10 186 A V I A S F D Q L 10 194 L Y D A W R G G L 10 202 L D W C N A G W L 10 262 Y Y L I H P T K L 10 272 Y D E A V Q A C L 10 285 Q I A K V G Q I F 10 295 A W K I L G Y D R 10 313 S V R Y P I S R P 10 319 S R P R R R C S P 10 338 P D K K H K L Y G 10 40 L L V E A E Q A K 9 49 V F S H R G G N V 9 61 C K F Y R D P T A 9 299 L G Y D R C D A G 9 311 D G S V R Y P I S 9 342 H K L Y G V Y C F 9 2 K S L L L L V L I 8 5 L L L V L I S I C 8 8 V L I S I C W A D 8 39 H L L V E A E Q A 8 109 Q G R V F L K G G 8 118 S D S D A S L V I 8 144 G L E D D T V V V 8 162 P Y F P R L G R Y 8 165 P R L G R Y N L N 8 195 Y D A W R G G L D 8 201 G L D W C N A G W 8 211 S D G S V Q Y P I 8 224 E P C G G Q N T V 8 253 F T S N F N G R F 8 298 I L G Y D R C D A 8 6 L L V L I S I C W 7 17 H L S D N Y T L D 7 22 Y T L D H D R A I 7 26 H D R A I H I Q A 7 43 E A E Q A K V F S 7 55 G N V T L P C K F 7 62 K F Y R D P T A F 7 63 F Y R D P T A F G 7 69 A F G S G I H K I 7 71 G S G I H K I R I 7 87 D Y L K E V D V F 7 105 Y G G Y Q G R V F 7 128 D L T L E D Y G R 7 155 D L Q G V V F P Y 7 156 L Q G V V F P Y F 7 161 F P Y F P R L G R 7 167 L G R Y N L N F H 7 181 C L D Q D A V I A 7 183 D Q D A V I A S F 7 209 W L S D G S V Q Y 7 234 G V R N Y G F W D 7 257 F N G R F Y Y L I 7 263 Y L I H P T K L T 7 266 H P T K L T Y D E 7 269 K L T Y D E A V Q 7 290 G Q I F A A W K I 7 308 W L A D G S V R Y 7 322 R R R C S P T E A 7 11 S I C W A D H L S 6 23 T L D H D R A I H 6 31 H I Q A E N G P H 6 59 L P C K F Y R D P 6 83 K L T S D Y L K E 6 125 V I T D L T L E D 6 130 T L E D Y G R Y K 6 171 N L N F H E A Q Q 6 176 E A Q Q A C L D Q 6 179 Q A C L D Q D A V 6 180 A C L D Q D A V I 6 193 Q L Y D A W R G G 6 197 A W R G G L D W C 6 249 D V F C F T S N F 6 258 N G R F Y Y L I H 6 274 E A V Q A C L N D 6 277 Q A C L N D G A Q 6 278 A C L N D G A Q I 6 279 C L N D G A Q I A 6 283 G A Q I A K V G Q 6 310 A D G S V R Y P I 6 321 P R R R C S P T E 6 331 A V R F V G F P D 6 343 K L Y G V Y C F R 6 28 R A I H I Q A E N 5 73 G I H K I R I K W 5 141 V I E G L E D D T 5 152 V A L D L Q G V V 5 187 V I A S F D Q L Y 5 188 I A S F D Q L Y D 5 309 L A D G S V R Y P 5 330 A A V R F V G F P 5 9 L I S I C W A D H 4 14 W A D H L S D N Y 4 29 A I H I Q A E N G 4 68 T A F G S G I H K 4 91 E V D V F V S M G 4 97 S M G Y H K K T Y 4 140 E V I E G L E D D 4 143 E G L E D D T V V 4 185 D A V I A S F D Q 4 196 D A W R G G L D W 4 206 N A G W L S D G S 4 214 S V Q Y P I T K P 4 218 P I T K P R E P C 4 264 L I H P T K L T Y 4 271 T Y D E A V Q A C 4 294 A A W K I L G Y D 4 297 K I L G Y D R C D 4 305 D A G W L A D G S 4 317 P I S R P R R R C 4 19 S D N Y T L D H D 3 120 S D A S L V I T D 3 173 N F H E A Q Q A C 3 190 S F D Q L Y D A W 3 27 D R A I H I Q A E 2 35 E N G P H L L V E 2 36 N G P H L L V E A 2 38 P H L L V E A E Q 2 45 E Q A K V F S H R 2 52 H R G G N V T L P 2 54 G G N V T L P C K 2 56 N V T L P C K F Y 2 70 F G S G I H K I R 2 77 I R I K W T K L T 2 84 L T S D Y L K E V 2 89 L K E V D V F V S 2 96 V S M G Y H K K T 2 126 I T D L T L E D Y 2 129 L T L E D Y G R Y 2 135 G R Y K C E V I E 2 142 I E G L E D D T V 2 145 L E D D T V V V A 2 147 D D T V V V A L D 2 151 V V A L D L Q G V 2 154 L D L Q G V V F P 2 160 V F P Y F P R L G 2 168 G R Y N L N F H E 2 169 R Y N L N F H E A 2 182 L D Q D A V I A S 2 191 F D Q L Y D A W R 2 200 G G L D W C N A G 2 215 V Q Y P I T K P R 2 227 G G Q N T V P G V 2 229 Q N T V P G V R N 2 235 V R N Y G F W D K 2 246 S R Y D V F C F T 2 251 F C F T S N F N G 2 255 S N F N G R F Y Y 2 259 G R F Y Y L I H P 2 260 R F Y Y L I H P T 2 261 F Y Y L I H P I K 2 276 V Q A C L N D G A 2 287 A K V G Q I F A A 2 332 V R F V G F P D K 2 334 F V G F P D K K H 2 335 V G F P D K K H K 2 345 Y G V Y C F R A Y 2 7 L V L I S I C W A 1 12 I C W A D H L S D 1 15 A D H L S D N Y T 1 21 N Y T L D H D R A 1 25 D H D R A I H I Q 1 30 I H I Q A E N G P 1 50 F S H R G G N V T 1 57 V T L P C K F Y R 1 75 H K I R I K W T K 1 85 T S D Y L K E V D 1 90 K E V D V F V S M 1 92 V D V F V S M G Y 1 93 D V F V S M G Y H 1 94 V F V S M G Y H K 1 95 F V S M G Y H K K 1 102 K K T Y G G Y Q G 1 110 G R V F L K G G S 1 112 V F L K G G S D S 1 115 K G G S D S D A S 1 117 G S D S D A S L V 1 119 D S D A S L V I T 1 122 A S L V I T D L T 1 131 L E D Y G R Y K C 1 133 D Y G R Y K C E V 1 138 K C E V I E G L E 1 139 C E V I E G L E D 1 149 T V V V A L D L Q 1 150 V V V A L D L Q G 1 157 Q G V V F P Y F P 1 158 G V V F P Y F P R 1 170 Y N L N F H E A Q 1 175 H E A Q Q A C L D 1 184 Q D A V I A S F D 1 192 D Q L Y D A W R G 1 199 R G G L D W C N A 1 207 A G W L S D G S V 1 208 G W L S D G S V Q 1 210 L S D G S V Q Y P 1 212 D G S V Q Y P I T 1 213 G S V Q Y P I T K 1 225 P C G G Q N T V P 1 226 C G G Q N T V P G 1 228 G Q N T V P G V R 1 230 N T V P G V R N Y 1 Portion 237 N Y G F W D K D K 1 of SEQ 240 F W D K D K S R Y 1 ID NO: 244 D K S R Y D V F C 1 3; each 247 R Y D V F C F T S 1 start 250 V F C F T S N F N 1 position 268 T K L T Y D E A V 1 is 270 L T Y D E A V Q A 1 specified, 273 D E A V Q A C L N 1 the length 280 L N D G A Q I A K 1 of 281 N D G A Q I A K V 1 peptide is 282 D G A Q I A K V G 1 9 amino 288 K V G Q I F A A W 1 acids, the 289 V G Q I F A A W K 1 end 292 I F A A W K I L G 1 position 296 W K I L G Y D R C 1 for each 300 G Y D R C D A G W 1 peptide is 303 R C D A G W L A D 1 the start 306 A G W L A D G S V 1 position 307 G W L A D G S V R 1 plus eight 312 G S V R Y P I S R 1 314 V R Y P I S R P R 1 323 R R C S P T E A A 1 324 R C S P T E A A V 1 327 P T E A A V R F V 1 344 L Y G V Y C F R A 1 346 G V Y C F R A Y N 1 151P3D4 v.2: HLA Peptide Scoring Results B*08 9-mers SYFPEITHI 107 F C R N K L K Y L 28 Portion of 109 R N K L K Y L A F 28 SEQ ID 158 S E A Y K K V C L 24 NO: 5; 185 E E K R K E K A E 24 each start 80 E K Q R K D K V L 23 position 194 I H Y R K N K Q L 23 is 391 G G K Q K D K E R 23 specified, 3 E H T T K T F P L 22 the length 187 K R K E K A E I H 22 of peptide 26 G Q K M K Q D K K 21 is 9 29 M K Q D K K V D L 21 amino 30 K Q D K K V D L L 21 acids, the 82 Q R K D K V L L G 21 end 212 N M K K K I D K Y 21 position 262 S S A H R P P A L 21 for each 395 K D K E R K A E N 21 peptide is 125 N P S R R P Y H F 20 the start 183 T L E E K R K E K 20 position 196 Y R K N K Q L M R 20 plus eight 228 S P R G L G F I F 20 336 C Q G Q K H N V L 20 344 L A R G K P Q R K 20 350 Q R K P K S E N N 20 393 K Q K D K E R K A 20 362 V E N G R P A D L 19 79 D E K Q R K D K V 18 242 L A A T R A T R I 18 308 S P Y G P R N P L 18 389 G L G G K Q K D K 18 38 L V P T K V T G I 17 81 K Q R K D K V L L 17 88 L L G R K A V V V 17 111 K L K Y L A F L H 17 159 E A Y K K V C L S 17 209 A E K N M K K K I 17 328 G L K K P A R H C 17 348 K P Q R K P K S E 17 352 K P K S E N N S W 17 378 A L W K A I E S L 17 234 F I F K T I A P L 16 377 G A L W K A I E S 16 8 T F P L R A L H I 15 50 G A K D F G H V Q 15 87 V L L G R K A V V 15 117 F L H K R M N T N 15 186 E K R K E K A E I 15 193 E I H Y R K N K Q 15 226 G G S P R G L G F 15 252 H P G G R T P R A 15 284 W L P L R T P W T 15 231 G L G F I F K T I 14 269 A L S A R A P V P 14 271 S A R A P V P A A 14 277 P A A S P A A W L 14 289 T P W T R P S S C 14 316 L P N P R H S P S 14 382 A I E S L E E G L 14 400 K A E N G P H L L 14 1 M L E H T T K T F 13 13 A L H I V V E S I 13 39 V P T K V T G I I 13 62 S Y K L A Y S N D 13 90 G R K A V V V S C 13 172 E V G W K Y Q A V 13 174 G W K Y Q A V T A 13 207 K Q A E K N M K K 13 210 E K N M K K K I D 13 257 T P R A G S S A H 13 311 G P R N P L P N P 13 326 G G G L K K P A R 13 338 G Q K H N V L A R 13 398 E R K A E N G P H 13 10 P L R A L H I V V 12 20 S I R D H S G Q K 12 24 H S G Q K M K Q D 12 46 I I T Q G A K D F 12 57 V Q F V G S Y K L 12 60 V G S Y K L A Y S 12 77 Y Q D E K Q R K D 12 104 S G S F C R N K L 12 138 R I F W R Q E K A 12 141 W R Q E K A D G G 12 217 I D K Y T E S P G 12 233 G F I F K T I A P 12 286 P L R T P W T R P 12 318 N P R H S P S G G 12 399 R K A E N G P H L 12 6 T K T F P L R A L 11 28 K M K Q D K K V D 11 32 D K K V D L L V P 11 40 P T K V T G I I T 11 84 K D K V L L G R K 11 105 G S F C R N K L K 11 118 L H K R M N T N P 11 161 Y K K V C L S G A 11 189 K E K A E I H Y R 11 203 M R L Q K Q A E K 11 205 L Q K Q A E K N M 11 213 M K K K I D K Y T 11 215 K K I D K Y T E S 11 235 I F K T I A P L A 11 321 H S P S G G G G L 11 327 G G L K K P A R H 11 346 R G K P Q R K P K 11 371 A G S G Y C G A L 11 5 T T K T F P L R A 10 31 Q D K K V D L L V 10 48 T Q G A K D F G H 10 110 N K L K Y L A F L 10 116 A F L H K R M N T 10 143 Q E K A D G G S C 10 160 A Y K K V C L S G 10 176 K Y Q A V T A T L 10 197 R K N K Q L M R L 10 198 K N K Q L M R L Q 10 211 K N M K K K I D K 10 214 K K K I D K Y T E 10 224 P G G G S P R G L 10 279 A S P A A W L P L 10 299 T S S S T Y D S L 10 329 L K K P A R H C Q 10 332 P A R H C Q G Q K 10 379 L W K A I E S L E 10 385 S L E E G L G G K 10 396 D K E R K A E N G 10 18 V E S I R D H S G 9 134 Q V P S R I F W R 9 245 T R A T R I G H P 9 255 G R T P R A G S S 9 309 P Y G P R N P L P 9 342 N V L A R G K P Q 9 347 G K P Q R K P K S 9 36 D L L V P T K V T 8 64 K L A Y S N D G E 8 89 L G R K A V V V S 8 99 E G I N I S G S F 8 124 T N P S R R P Y H 8 127 S R R P Y H F Q V 8 132 H F Q V P S R I F 8 156 H A S E A Y K K V 8 169 A P H E V G W K Y 8 184 L E E K R K E K A 8 200 K Q L M R L Q K Q 8 202 L M R L Q K Q A E 8 223 S P G G G S P R G 8 267 P P A L S A R A P 8 276 V P A A S P A A W 8 280 S P A A W L P L R 8 306 S L S P Y G P R N 8 322 S P S G G G G L K 8 330 K K P A R H C Q G 8 375 Y C G A L W K A I 8 9 F P L R A L H I V 7 12 R A L H I V V E S 7 37 L L V P T K V T G 7 51 A K D F G H V Q F 7 93 A V V V S C E G I 7 95 V V S C E G I N I 7 114 Y L A F L H K R M 7 119 H K R M N T N P S 7 129 R P Y H F Q V P S 7 135 V P S R I F W R Q 7 140 F W R Q E K A D G 7 152 C P Q G H A S E A 7 165 C L S G A P H E V 7 195 H Y R K N K Q L M 7 201 Q L M R L Q K Q A 7 227 G S P R G L G F I 7 240 A P L A A T R A T 7 254 G G R T P R A G S 7 343 V L A R G K P Q R 7 349 P Q R K P K S E N 7 364 N G R P A D L A G 7 381 K A I E S L E E G 7 15 H I V V E S I R D 6 92 K A V V V S C E G 6 126 P S R R P Y H F Q 6 131 Y H F Q V P S R I 6 136 P S R I F W R Q E 6 168 G A P H E V G W K 6 181 T A T L E E K R K 6 204 R L Q K Q A E K N 6 239 I A P L A A T R A 6 241 P L A A T R A T R 6 244 A T R A T R I G H 6 247 A T R I G H P G G 6 263 S A H R P P A L S 6 264 A H R P P A L S A 6 266 R P P A L S A R A 6 274 A P V P A A S P A 6 285 L P L R T P W T R 6 291 W T R P S S C P T 6 293 R P S S C P T S S 6 297 C P T S S S T Y D 6 314 N P L P N P R H S 6 315 P L P N P R H S P 6 331 K P A R H C Q G Q 6 366 R P A D L A G S G 6 369 D L A G S G Y C G 6 397 K E R K A E N G P 6 45 G I I T Q G A K D 5 65 L A Y S N D G E H 5 100 G I N I S G S F C 5 115 L A F L H K R M N 5 178 Q A V T A T L E E 5 208 Q A E K N M K K K 5 273 R A P V P A A S P 5 282 A A W L P L R T P 5 367 P A D L A G S G Y 5 16 I V V E S I R D H 4 96 V S C E G I N I S 4 102 N I S G S F C R N 4 145 K A D G G S C C P 4 190 E K A E I H Y R K 4 191 K A E I H Y R K N 4 216 K I D K Y T E S P 4 238 T I A P L A A T R 4 243 A A T R A T R I G 4 246 R A T R I G H P G 4 249 R I G H P G G R T 4 259 R A G S S A H R P 4 268 P A L S A R A P V 4 278 A A S P A A W L P 4 281 P A A W L P L R T 4 356 E N N S W Y V E N 4 359 S W Y V E N G R P 4 370 L A G S G Y C G A 4 384 E S L E E G L G G 4 387 E E G L G G K Q K 4 11 L R A L H I V V E 3 54 F G H V Q F V G S 3 73 H W T V Y Q D E K 3 86 K V L L G R K A V 3 97 S C E G I N I S G 3 137 S R I F W R Q E K 3 139 I F W R Q E K A D 3 150 S C C P Q G H A S 3 167 S G A P H E V G W 3 301 S S T Y D S L S P 3 324 S G G G G L K K P 3 353 P K S E N N S W Y 3 19 E S I R D H S G Q 2 25 S G Q K M K Q D K 2 34 K V D L L V P T K 2 35 V D L L V P T K V 2 55 G H V Q F V G S Y 2 59 F V G S Y K L A Y 2 68 S N D G E H W T V 2 69 N D G E H W T V Y 2 71 G E H W T V Y Q D 2 72 E H W T V Y Q D E 2 91 R K A V V V S C E 2 106 S F C R N K L K Y 2 144 E K A D G G S C C 2 170 P H E V G W K Y Q 2 175 W K Y Q A V T A T 2 182 A T L E E K R K E 2 219 K Y T E S P G G G 2 222 E S P G G G S P R 2 236 F K T I A P L A A 2 265 H R P P A L S A R 2 295 S S C P T S S S T 2 296 S C P T S S S T Y 2 300 S S S T Y D S L S 2 302 S T Y D S L S P Y 2 313 R N P L P N P R H 2 325 G G G G L K K P A 2 337 Q G Q K H N V L A 2 341 H N V L A R G K P 2 355 S E N N S W Y V E 2 360 W Y V E N G R P A 2 363 E N G R P A D L A 2 372 G S G Y C G A L W 2 373 S G Y C G A L W K 2 383 I E S L E E G L G 2 388 E G L G G K Q K D 2 394 Q K D K E R K A E 2 4 H T T K T F P L R 1 14 L H I V V E S I R 1 17 V V E S I R D H S 1 21 I R D H S G Q K M 1 22 R D H S G Q K M K 1 27 Q K M K Q D K K V 1 33 K K V D L L V P T 1 41 T K V T G I I T Q 1 42 K V T G I I T Q G 1 43 V T G I I T Q G A 1 44 T G I I T Q G A K 1 47 I T Q G A K D F G 1 52 K D F G H V Q F V 1 56 H V Q F V G S Y K 1 58 Q F V G S Y K L A 1 61 G S Y K L A Y S N 1 70 D G E H W T V Y Q 1 74 W T V Y Q D E K Q 1 75 T V Y Q D E K Q R 1 76 V Y Q D E K Q R K 1 78 Q D E K Q R K D K 1 85 D K V L L G R K A 1 94 V V V S C E G I N 1 98 C E G I N I S G S 1 101 I N I S G S F C R 1 103 I S G S F C R N K 1 112 L K Y L A F L H K 1 120 K R M N T N P S R 1 128 R R P Y H F Q V P 1 130 P Y H F Q V P S R 1 133 F Q V P S R I F W 1 148 G G S C C P Q G H 1 149 G S C C P Q G H A 1 153 P Q G H A S E A Y 1 155 G H A S E A Y K K 1 157 A S E A Y K K V C 1 162 K K V C L S G A P 1 163 K V C L S G A P H 1 164 V C L S G A P H E 1 171 H E V G W K Y Q A 1 173 V G W K Y Q A V T 1 177 Y Q A V T A T L E 1 179 A V T A T L E E K 1 180 V T A T L E E K R 1 192 A E I H Y R K N K 1 199 N K Q L M R L Q K 1 225 G G G S P R G L G 1 229 P R G L G F I F K 1 230 R G L G F I F K T 1 237 K T I A P L A A T 1 250 I G H P G G R T P 1 251 G H P G G R T P R 1 253 P G G R T P R A G 1 261 G S S A H R P P A 1 270 L S A R A P V P A 1 272 A R A P V P A A S 1 275 P V P A A S P A A 1 304 Y D S L S P Y G P 1 307 L S P Y G P R N P 1 334 R H C Q G Q K H N 1 335 H C Q G Q K H N V 1 340 K H N V L A R G K 1 357 N N S W Y V E N G 1 358 N S W Y V E N G R 1 361 Y V E N G R P A D 1 365 G R P A D L A G S 1 374 G Y C G A L W K A 1 376 C G A L W K A I E 1 380 W K A I E S L E E 1 392 G K Q K D K E R K 1

TABLE XXX SEQ. ID Pos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 score NO. 151P3D4 v.1: HLA Peptide Scoring Results B*1510 9-mers SYFPEITHI 51 S H R G G N V T L 25 Portion 16 D H L S D N Y T L 21 of SEQ 174 F H E A Q Q A C L 21 ID NO: 32 I Q A E N G P H L 16 3; each 106 G G Y Q G R V F L 16 start 146 E D D T V V V A L 15 position 159 V V F P Y F P R L 15 is 1 M K S L L L L V L 13 specified, 30 I H I Q A E N G P 13 the length 33 Q A E N G P H L L 13 of 74 I H K I R I K W T 13 peptide is 116 G G S D S D A S L 13 9 amino 137 Y K C E V I E G L 13 acids, the 336 G F P D K K H K L 13 end 10 I S I C W A D H L 12 position 100 Y H K K T Y G G Y 12 for each 121 D A S L V I T D L 12 peptide is 164 F P R L G R Y N L 12 the start 262 Y Y L I H P T K L 12 position 265 I H P T K L T Y D 12 plus eight 272 Y D E A V Q A C L 12 341 K H K L Y G V Y C 12 25 D H D R A I H I Q 11 38 P H L L V E A E Q 11 105 Y G S Y Q G R V F 11 123 S L V I T D L T L 11 148 D T V V V A L D L 11 194 L Y D A W R G G L 11 202 L D W C N A G W L 11 256 N F N G R F Y Y L 11 301 Y D R C D A G W L 11 326 S P T E A A V R F 11 329 E A A V R F V G F 11 42 V E A E Q A K V F 10 76 K I R I K W T K L 10 81 W T K L T S D Y L 10 87 D Y L K E V D V F 10 153 A L D L Q G V V F 10 186 A V I A S F D Q L 10 291 Q I F A A W K I L 10 90 K E V D V F V S M 9 253 F T S N F N G R F 9 55 G N V T L P C K F 8 62 K F Y R D P T A F 8 156 L Q G V V F P Y F 8 243 K D K S R Y D V F 8 285 Q I A K V G Q I F 8 342 H K L Y G V Y C F 8 144 G L E D D T V V V 7 183 D Q D A V I A S F 7 232 V P G V R N Y G F 7 245 K S R Y D V F C F 7 308 W L A D G S V R Y 7 317 P I S R P R R R C 7 318 I S R P R R R C S 7 43 E A E Q A K V F S 6 145 L E D D T V V V A 6 166 R L G R Y N L N F 6 229 Q N T V P G V R N 6 230 N T V P G V R N Y 6 249 D V F C F T S N F 6 316 Y P I S R P R R R 6 22 Y T L D H D R A I 5 35 E N G P H L L V E 5 89 L K E V D V F V S 5 130 T L E D Y G R Y K 5 154 L D L Q G V V F P 5 209 W L S D G S V Q Y 5 217 Y P I T K P R E P 5 219 I T K P R E P C G 5 328 T E A A V R F V G 5 71 G S G I H K I R I 4 85 T S D Y L K E V D 4 88 Y L K E V D V F V 4 104 T Y G G Y Q G R V 4 118 S D S D A S L V I 4 135 G R Y K C E V I E 4 143 E G L E D D T V V 4 162 P Y F P R L G R Y 4 213 G S V Q Y P I T K 4 216 Q Y P I T K P R E 4 224 E P C G G Q N T V 4 226 C G G Q N T V P G 4 228 G Q N T V P G V R 4 240 F W D K D K S R Y 4 254 T S N F N G R F Y 4 264 L I H P T K L T Y 4 271 T Y D E A V Q A C 4 282 D G A Q I A K V G 4 283 G A Q I A K V G Q 4 286 I A K V G Q I F A 4 292 I F A A W K I L G 4 309 L A D G S V R Y P 4 313 S V R Y P I S R P 4 314 V R Y P I S R P R 4 315 R Y P I S R P R R 4 324 R C S P T E A A V 4 327 P T E A A V R F V 4 345 Y G V Y C F R A Y 4 17 H L S D N Y T L D 3 27 D R A I H I Q A E 3 36 N G P H L L V E A 3 37 G P H L L V E A E 3 45 E Q A K V F S H R 3 46 Q A K V F S H R G 3 50 F S H R G G N V T 3 52 H R G G N V T L P 3 54 G G N V T L P C K 3 57 V T L P C K F Y R 3 58 T L P C K F Y R D 3 59 L P C K F Y R D P 3 64 Y R D P T A F G S 3 72 S G I H K I R I K 3 73 G I H K I R I K W 3 77 I R I K W T K L T 3 84 L T S D Y L K E V 3 91 E V D V F V S M G 3 107 G Y Q G R V F L K 3 120 S D A S L V I T D 3 129 L T L E D Y G R Y 3 134 Y G R Y K C E V I 3 140 E V I E G L E D D 3 142 I E G L E D D T V 3 152 V A L D L Q G V V 3 160 V F P Y F P R L G 3 163 Y F P R L G R Y N 3 180 A C L D Q D A V I 3 181 C L D Q D A V I A 3 182 L D Q D A V I A S 3 188 I A S F D Q L Y D 3 193 Q L Y D A W R G G 3 200 G G L D W C N A G 3 208 G W L S D G S V Q 3 212 D G S V Q Y P I T 3 218 P I T K P R E P C 3 222 P R E P C G G Q N 3 225 P C G G Q N T V P 3 227 G G Q N T V P G V 3 231 T V P G V R N Y G 3 241 W D K D K S R Y D 3 244 D K S R Y D V F C 3 270 L T Y D E A V Q A 3 287 A K V G Q I F A A 3 296 W K I L G Y D R C 3 297 K I L G Y D R C D 3 298 I L G Y D R C D A 3 307 G W L A D G S V R 3 311 D G S V R Y P I S 3 332 V R F V G F P D K 3 335 V G F P D K K H K 3 340 K K H K L Y G V Y 3 344 L Y G V Y C F R A 3 2 K S L L L L V L I 2 5 L L L V L I S I C 2 12 I C W A D H L S D 2 13 C W A D H L S D N 2 21 N Y T L D H D R A 2 23 T L D H D R A I H 2 34 A E N G P H L L V 2 40 L L V E A E Q A K 2 47 A K V F S H R G G 2 61 C K F Y R D P T A 2 63 F Y R D P T A F G 2 67 P T A F G S G I H 2 68 T A F G S G I H K 2 69 A F G S G I H K I 2 70 F G S G I H K I R 2 75 H K I R I K W T K 2 78 R I K W T K L T S 2 79 I K W T K L T S D 2 86 S D Y L K E V D V 2 93 D V F V S M G Y H 2 95 F V S M G Y H K K 2 97 S M G Y H K K T Y 2 99 G Y H K K T Y G G 2 103 K T Y G G Y Q G R 2 110 G R V F L K G G S 2 112 V F L K G G S D S 2 113 F L K G G S D S D 2 119 D S D A S L V I T 2 125 V I T D L T L E D 2 126 I T D L T L E D Y 2 131 L E D Y G R Y K C 2 132 E D Y G R Y K C E 2 133 D Y G R Y K C E V 2 136 R Y K C E V I E G 2 138 K C E V I E G L E 2 141 V I E G L E D D T 2 147 D D T V V V A L D 2 149 T V V V A L D L Q 2 155 D L Q G V V F P Y 2 157 Q G V V F P Y F P 2 158 G V V F P Y F P R 2 161 F P Y F P R L G R 2 169 R Y N L N F H E A 2 170 Y N L N F H E A Q 2 173 N F H E A Q Q A C 2 175 H E A Q Q A C L D 2 176 E A Q Q A C L D Q 2 184 Q D A V I A S F D 2 190 S F D Q L Y D A W 2 192 D Q L Y D A W R G 2 195 Y D A W R G G L D 2 197 A W R G G L D W C 2 205 C N A G W L S D G 2 210 L S D G S V Q Y P 2 214 S V Q Y P I T K P 2 215 V Q Y P I T K P R 2 220 T K P R E P C G G 2 221 K P R E P C G G Q 2 238 Y G F W D K D K S 2 239 G F W D K D K S R 2 242 D K D K S R Y D V 2 247 R Y D V F C F T S 2 255 S N F N G R F Y Y 2 261 F Y Y L I H P T K 2 263 Y L I H P I K L T 2 268 T K L T Y D E A V 2 269 K L T Y D E A V Q 2 273 D E A V Q A C L N 2 274 E A V Q A C L N D 2 277 Q A C L N D G A Q 2 279 C L N D G A Q I A 2 280 L N D G A Q I A K 2 288 K V G Q I F A A W 2 293 F A A W K I L G Y 2 299 L G Y D R C D A G 2 303 R C D A G W L A D 2 304 C D A G W L A D G 2 312 G S V R Y P I S R 2 321 P R R R C S P T E 2 322 R R R C S P T E A 2 323 R R C S P T E A A 2 325 C S P T E A A V R 2 333 R F V G F P D K K 2 338 P D K K H K L Y G 2 346 G V Y C F R A Y N 2 3 S L L L L V L I S 1 7 L V L I S I C W A 1 8 V L I S I C W A D 1 9 L I S I C W A D H 1 24 L D H D R A I H I 1 28 R A I H I Q A E N 1 39 H L L V E A E Q A 1 41 L V E A E Q A K V 1 44 A E Q A K V F S H 1 48 K V F S H R G G N 1 49 V F S H R G G N V 1 56 N V T L P C K F Y 1 60 P C K F Y R D P T 1 80 K W T K L T S D Y 1 82 T K L T S D Y L K 1 96 V S M G Y H K K T 1 98 M G Y H K K T Y G 1 102 K K T Y G G Y Q G 1 108 Y Q G R V F L K G 1 109 Q G R V F L K G G 1 114 L K G G S D S D A 1 115 K G G S D S D A S 1 117 G S D S D A S L V 1 122 A S L V I T D L T 1 127 T D L T L E D Y G 1 139 C E V I E G L E D 1 151 V V A L D L Q G V 1 165 P R L G R Y N L N 1 167 L G R Y N L N F H 1 168 G R Y N L N F H E 1 178 Q Q A C L D Q D A 1 179 Q A C L D Q D A V 1 187 V I A S F D Q L Y 1 189 A S F D Q L Y D A 1 196 D A W R G G L D W 1 198 W R G G L D W C N 1 201 G L D W C N A G W 1 204 W C N A G W L S D 1 223 R E P C G G Q N T 1 233 P G V R N Y G F W 1 234 G V R N Y G F W D 1 235 V R N Y G F W D K 1 236 R N Y G F W D K D 1 246 S R Y D V F C F T 1 248 Y D V F C F T S N 1 252 C F T S N F N G R 1 259 G R F Y Y L I H P 1 260 R F Y Y L I H P T 1 266 H P T K L T Y D E 1 267 P T K L T Y D E A 1 276 V Q A C L N D G A 1 281 N D G A Q I A K V 1 284 A Q I A K V G Q I 1 290 G Q I F A A W K I 1 294 A A W K I L G Y D 1 300 G Y D R C D A G W 1 302 D R C D A G W L A 1 310 A D G S V R Y P I 1 319 S R P R R R C S P 1 330 A A V R F V G F P 1 334 F V G F P D K K H 1 337 F P D K K H K L Y 1 343 K L Y G V Y C F R 1 151P3D4 v.2: HLA Peptide Scoring Results B*1510 9-mers SYFPEITHI 194 I H Y R K N K Q L 22 Portion of 3 E H T T K T F P L 21 SEQ ID 6 T K T F P L R A L 15 NO: 5; 131 Y H F Q V P S R I 15 each start 29 M K Q D K K V D L 14 position 81 K Q R K D K V L L 14 is 158 S E A Y K K V C L 14 specified, 224 P G G G S P R G L 14 the length 251 G H P G G R T P R 14 of peptide 262 S S A H R P P A L 14 is 9 399 R K A E N G P H L 14 amino 23 D H S G Q K M K Q 13 acids, the 55 G H V Q F V G S Y 13 end 80 E K Q R K D K V L 13 position 170 P H E V G W K Y Q 13 for each 197 R K N K Q L M R L 13 peptide is 264 A H R P P A L S A 13 the start 308 S P Y G P R N P L 13 position 320 R H S P S G G G G 13 plus eight 336 C Q G Q K H N V L 13 340 K H N V L A R G K 13 371 A G S G Y C G A L 13 400 K A E N G P H L L 13 30 K Q D K K V D L L 12 57 V Q F V G S Y K L 12 104 S G S F C R N K L 12 155 G H A S E A Y K K 12 234 F I F K T I A P L 12 277 P A A S P A A W L 12 299 T S S S T Y D S L 12 334 R H C Q G Q K H N 12 362 V E N G R P A D L 12 378 A L W K A I E S L 12 14 L H I V V E S I R 11 72 E H W T V Y Q D E 11 110 N K L K Y L A F L 11 176 K Y Q A V T A T L 11 321 H S P S G G G G L 11 382 A I E S L E E G L 11 46 I I T Q G A K D F 10 107 F C R N K L K Y L 10 114 Y L A F L H K R M 10 118 L H K R M N T N P 10 132 H F Q V P S R I F 10 226 G G S P R G L G F 10 279 A S P A A W L P L 10 51 A K D F G H V Q F 9 195 H Y R K N K Q L M 9 1 M L E H T T K T F 8 21 I R D H S G Q K M 8 125 N P S R R P Y H F 8 250 I G H P G G R T P 8 99 E G I N I S G S F 7 109 R N K L K Y L A F 7 205 L Q K Q A E K N M 7 228 S P R G L G F I F 7 11 L R A L H I V V E 6 16 I V V E S I R D H 6 37 L L V P T K V T G 6 89 L G R K A V V V S 6 306 S L S P Y G P R N 6 314 N P L P N P R H S 6 361 Y V E N G R P A D 6 122 M N T N P S R R P 5 123 N T N P S R R P Y 5 167 S G A P H E V G W 5 183 T L E E K R K E K 5 190 E K A E I H Y R K 5 221 T E S P G G G S P 5 223 S P G G G S P R G 5 238 T I A P L A A T R 5 272 A R A P V P A A S 5 327 G G L K K P A R H 5 328 G L K K P A R H C 5 392 G K Q K D K E R K 5 5 T T K T F P L R A 4 12 R A L H I V V E S 4 28 K M K Q D K K V D 4 36 D L L V P T K V T 4 41 T K V T G I I T Q 4 47 I T Q G A K D F G 4 50 G A K D F G H V Q 4 76 V Y Q D E K Q R K 4 77 Y Q D E K Q R K D 4 87 V L L G R K A V V 4 88 L L G R K A V V V 4 90 G R K A V V V S C 4 102 N I S G S F C R N 4 103 I S G S F C R N K 4 121 R M N T N P S R R 4 144 E K A D G G S C C 4 157 A S E A Y K K V C 4 165 C L S G A P H E V 4 174 G W K Y Q A V T A 4 182 A T L E E K R K E 4 186 E K R K E K A E I 4 198 K N K Q L M R L Q 4 208 Q A E K N M K K K 4 239 I A P L A A T R A 4 252 H P G G R T P R A 4 253 P G G R T P R A G 4 261 G S S A H R P P A 4 267 P P A L S A R A P 4 269 A L S A R A P V P 4 270 L S A R A P V P A 4 271 S A R A P V P A A 4 281 P A A W L P L R T 4 282 A A W L P L R T P 4 287 L R T P W T R P S 4 307 L S P Y G P R N P 4 313 R N P L P N P R H 4 326 G G G L K K P A R 4 338 G Q K H N V L A R 4 343 V L A R G K P Q R 4 344 L A R G K P Q R K 4 345 A R G K P Q R K P 4 347 G K P Q R K P K S 4 349 P Q R K P K S E N 4 356 E N N S W Y V E N 4 360 W Y V E N G R P A 4 388 E G L G G K Q K D 4 7 K T F P L R A L H 3 15 H I V V E S I R D 3 32 D K K V D L L V P 3 33 K K V D L L V P T 3 34 K V D L L V P T K 3 54 F G H V Q F V G S 3 67 Y S N D G E H W T 3 69 N D G E H W T V Y 3 70 D G E H W T V Y Q 3 78 Q D E K Q R K D K 3 84 K D K V L L G R K 3 86 K V L L G R K A V 3 91 R K A V V V S C E 3 96 V S C E G I N I S 3 101 I N I S G S F C R 3 115 L A F L H K R M N 3 117 F L H K R M N T N 3 124 T N P S R R P Y H 3 133 F Q V P S R I F W 3 135 V P S R I F W R Q 3 139 I F W R Q E K A D 3 148 G G S C C P Q G H 3 150 S C C P Q G H A S 3 159 E A Y K K V C L S 3 166 L S G A P H E V G 3 173 V G W K Y Q A V T 3 175 W K Y Q A V T A T 3 177 Y Q A V T A T L E 3 181 T A T L E E K R K 3 184 L E E K R K E K A 3 191 K A E I H Y R K N 3 220 Y T E S P G G G S 3 222 E S P G G G S P R 3 225 G G G S P R G L G 3 235 I F K T I A P L A 3 240 A P L A A T R A T 3 241 P L A A T R A T R 3 242 L A A T R A T R I 3 245 T R A T R I G H P 3 248 T R I G H P G G R 3 249 R I G H P G G R T 3 254 G G R T P R A G S 3 255 G R T P R A G S S 3 257 T P R A G S S A H 3 260 A G S S A H R P P 3 265 H R P P A L S A R 3 276 V P A A S P A A W 3 278 A A S P A A W L P 3 283 A W L P L R T P W 3 286 P L R T P W T R P 3 292 T R P S S C P T S 3 304 Y D S L S P Y G P 3 309 P Y G P R N P L P 3 310 Y G P R N P L P N 3 311 G P R N P L P N P 3 312 P R N P L P N P R 3 322 S P S G G G G L K 3 325 G G G G L K K P A 3 329 L K K P A R H C Q 3 337 Q G Q K H N V L A 3 346 R G K P Q R K P K 3 353 P K S E N N S W Y 3 359 S W Y V E N G R P 3 364 N G R P A D L A G 3 383 I E S L E E G L G 3 385 S L E E G L G G K 3 391 G G K Q K D K E R 3 393 K Q K D K E R K A 3 394 Q K D K E R K A E 3 395 K D K E R K A E N 3 4 H T T K T F P L R 2 10 P L R A L H I V V 2 17 V V E S I R D H S 2 24 H S G Q K M K Q D 2 25 S G Q K M K Q D K 2 42 K V T G I I T Q G 2 44 T G I I T Q G A K 2 49 Q G A K D F G H V 2 52 K D F G H V Q F V 2 53 D F G H V Q F V G 2 59 F V G S Y K L A Y 2 61 G S Y K L A Y S N 2 65 L A Y S N D G E H 2 68 S N D G E H W T V 2 71 G E H W T V Y Q D 2 73 H W T V Y Q D E K 2 75 T V Y Q D E K Q R 2 79 D E K Q R K D K V 2 82 Q R K D K V L L G 2 85 D K V L L G R K A 2 92 K A V V V S C E G 2 97 S C E G I N I S G 2 98 C E G I N I S G S 2 106 S F C R N K L K Y 2 108 C R N K L K Y L A 2 127 S R R P Y H F Q V 2 128 R R P Y H F Q V P 2 129 R P Y H F Q V P S 2 130 P Y H F Q V P S R 2 136 P S R I F W R Q E 2 137 S R I F W R Q E K 2 140 F W R Q E K A D G 2 142 R Q E K A D G G S 2 145 K A D G G S C C P 2 149 G S C C P Q G H A 2 151 C C P Q G H A S E 2 152 C P Q G H A S E A 2 156 H A S E A Y K K V 2 161 Y K K V C L S G A 2 164 V C L S G A P H E 2 168 G A P H E V G W K 2 171 H E V G W K Y Q A 2 172 E V G W K Y Q A V 2 185 E E K R K E K A E 2 188 R K E K A E I H Y 2 193 E I H Y R K N K Q 2 202 L M R L Q K Q A E 2 203 M R L Q K Q A E K 2 207 K Q A E K N M K K 2 210 E K N M K K K I D 2 211 K N M K K K I D K 2 212 N M K K K I D K Y 2 214 K K K I D K Y T E 2 215 K K I D K Y T E S 2 217 I D K Y T E S P G 2 219 K Y T E S P G G G 2 227 G S P R G L G F I 2 230 R G L G F I F K T 2 231 G L G F I F K T I 2 233 G F I F K T I A P 2 236 F K T I A P L A A 2 237 K T I A P L A A T 2 243 A A T R A T R I G 2 247 A T R I G H P G G 2 258 P R A G S S A H R 2 259 R A G S S A H R P 2 263 S A H R P P A L S 2 266 R P P A L S A R A 2 273 R A P V P A A S P 2 274 A P V P A A S P A 2 275 P V P A A S P A A 2 280 S P A A W L P L R 2 285 L P L R T P W T R 2 288 R T P W T R P S S 2 289 T P W T R P S S C 2 291 W T R P S S C P T 2 293 R P S S C P T S S 2 294 P S S C P T S S S 2 295 S S C P T S S S T 2 303 T Y D S L S P Y G 2 315 P L P N P R H S P 2 316 L P N P R H S P S 2 323 P S G G G G L K K 2 324 S G G G G L K K P 2 335 H C Q G Q K H N V 2 339 Q K H N V L A R G 2 350 Q R K P K S E N N 2 354 K S E N N S W Y V 2 355 S E N N S W Y V E 2 357 N N S W Y V E N G 2 363 E N G R P A D L A 2 366 R P A D L A G S G 2 369 D L A G S G Y C G 2 374 G Y C G A L W K A 2 375 Y C G A L W K A I 2 376 C G A L W K A I E 2 377 G A L W K A I E S 2 380 W K A I E S L E E 2 381 K A I E S L E E G 2 384 E S L E E G L G G 2 386 L E E G L G G K Q 2 387 E E G L G G K Q K 2 389 G L G G K Q K D K 2 390 L G G K Q K D K E 2 2 L E H T T K T F P 1 8 T F P L R A L H I 1 13 A L H I V V E S I 1 18 V E S I R D H S G 1 19 E S I R D H S G Q 1 20 S I R D H S G Q K 1 22 R D H S G Q K M K 1 26 G Q K M K Q D K K 1 27 Q K M K Q D K K V 1 31 Q D K K V D L L V 1 35 V D L L V P T K V 1 38 L V P T K V T G I 1 39 V P T K V T G I I 1 40 P T K V T G I I T 1 45 G I I T Q G A K D 1 48 T Q G A K D F G H 1 58 Q F V G S Y K L A 1 60 V G S Y K L A Y S 1 63 Y K L A Y S N D G 1 64 K L A Y S N D G E 1 66 A Y S N D G E H W 1 83 R K D K V L L G R 1 93 A V V V S C E G I 1 95 V V S C E G I N I 1 100 G I N I S G S F C 1 105 G S F C R N K L K 1 116 A F L H K R M N T 1 119 H K R M N T N P S 1 120 K R M N T N P S R 1 126 P S R R P Y H F Q 1 134 Q V P S R I F W R 1 141 W R Q E K A D G G 1 146 A D G G S C C P Q 1 147 D G G S C C P Q G 1 153 P Q G H A S E A Y 1 160 A Y K K V C L S G 1 162 K K V C L S G A P 1 169 A P H E V G W K Y 1 178 Q A V T A T L E E 1 179 A V T A T L E E K 1 180 V T A T L E E K R 1 187 K R K E K A E I H 1 189 K E K A E I H Y R 1 192 A E I H Y R K N K 1 196 Y R K N K Q L M R 1 199 N K Q L M R L Q K 1 204 R L Q K Q A E K N 1 206 Q K Q A E K N M K 1 209 A E K N M K K K I 1 213 M K K K I D K Y T 1 216 K I D K Y T E S P 1 218 D K Y T E S P G G 1 229 P R G L G F I F K 1 232 L G F I F K T I A 1 244 A T R A T R I G H 1 268 P A L S A R A P V 1 284 W L P L R T P W T 1 290 P W T R P S S C P 1 296 S C P T S S S T Y 1 298 P T S S S T Y D S 1 300 S S S T Y D S L S 1 302 S T Y D S L S P Y 1 305 D S L S P Y G P R 1 317 P N P R H S P S G 1 318 N P R H S P S G G 1 319 P R H S P S G G G 1 331 K P A R H C Q G Q 1 341 H N V L A R G K P 1 348 K P Q R K P K S E 1 351 R K P K S E N N S 1 365 G R P A D L A G S 1 368 A D L A G S G Y C 1 370 L A G S G Y C G A 1 372 G S G Y C G A L W 1 373 S G Y C G A L W K 1 396 D K E R K A E N G 1 397 K E R K A E N G P 1 398 E R K A E N G P H 1

TABLE XXXI SEQ. ID Pos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 score NO. 151P3D4 v.1: HLA Peptide Scoring Results B*2705 9-mers SYFPEITHI 332 V R F V G F P D K 26 Portion 314 V R Y P I S R P R 25 of SEQ 235 V R N Y G F W D K 23 ID NO: 106 G G Y Q G R V F L 20 3; each 333 R F V G F P D K K 19 start 103 K T Y G G Y Q G R 18 position 135 G R Y K C E V I E 18 is 166 R L G R Y N L N F 18 specified, 213 G S V Q Y P I T K 18 the length 259 G R F Y Y L I H P 18 of 315 R Y P I S R P R R 18 peptide is 322 R R R C S P T E A 18 9 amino 51 S H R G G N V T L 17 acids, the 55 G N V T L P C K F 17 end 68 T A F G S G I H K 17 position 76 K I R I K W T K L 17 for each 87 D Y L K E V D V F 17 peptide is 116 G G S D S D A S L 17 the start 121 D A S L V I T D L 17 position 159 V V F P Y F P R L 17 plus eight 168 G R Y N L N F H E 17 307 G W L A D G S V R 17 336 G F P D K K H K L 17 343 K L Y G V Y C F R 17 62 K F Y R D P T A F 16 72 S G I H K I R I K 16 75 H K I R I K W T K 16 107 G Y Q G R V F L K 16 110 G R V F L K G G S 16 164 F P R L G R Y N L 16 183 D Q D A V I A S F 16 239 G F W D K D K S R 16 249 D V F C F T S N F 16 261 F Y Y L I H P T K 16 262 Y Y L I H P T K L 16 312 G S V R Y P I S R 16 342 H K L Y G V Y C F 16 1 M K S L L L L V L 15 16 D H L S D N Y T L 15 52 H R G G N V T L P 15 54 G G N V T L P C K 15 77 I R I K W T K L T 15 82 T K L T S D Y L K 15 137 Y K C E V I E G L 15 158 G V V F P Y F P R 15 162 P Y F P R L G R Y 15 165 P R L G R Y N L N 15 186 A V I A S F D Q L 15 198 W R G G L D W C N 15 228 G Q N T V P G V R 15 230 N T V P G V R N Y 15 280 L N D G A Q I A K 15 290 G Q I F A A W K I 15 323 R R C S P T E A A 15 326 S P T E A A V R F 15 335 V G F P D K K H K 15 2 K S L L L L V L I 14 10 I S I C W A D H L 14 20 D N Y T L D H D R 14 45 E Q A K V F S H R 14 57 V T L P C K F Y R 14 69 A F G S G I H K I 14 80 K W T K L T S D Y 14 90 K E V D V F V S M 14 95 F V S M G Y H K K 14 123 S L V I T D L T L 14 128 D L T L E D Y G R 14 148 D T V V V A L D L 14 153 A L D L Q G V V F 14 161 F P Y F P R L G R 14 215 V Q Y P I T K P R 14 240 F W D K D K S R Y 14 272 Y D E A V Q A C L 14 308 W L A D G S V R Y 14 316 Y P I S R P R R R 14 325 C S P T E A A V R 14 340 K K H K L Y G V Y 14 4 L L L L V L I S I 13 27 D R A I H I Q A E 13 32 I Q A E N G P H L 13 42 V E A E Q A K V F 13 70 F G S G I H K I R 13 71 G S G I H K I R I 13 129 L T L E D Y G R Y 13 146 E D D T V V V A L 13 174 F H E A Q Q A C L 13 191 F D Q L Y D A W R 13 209 W L S D G S V Q Y 13 243 K D K S R Y D V F 13 245 K S R Y D V F C F 13 246 S R Y D V F C F T 13 253 F T S N F N G R F 13 255 S N F N G R F Y Y 13 256 N F N G R F Y Y L 13 285 Q I A K V G Q I F 13 291 Q I F A A W K I L 13 293 F A A W K I L G Y 13 295 A W K I L G Y D R 13 321 P R R R C S P T E 13 14 W A D H L S D N Y 12 33 Q A E N G P H L L 12 40 L L V E A E Q A K 12 44 A E Q A K V F S H 12 64 Y R D P T A F G S 12 81 W T K L T S D Y L 12 92 V D V F V S M G Y 12 93 D V F V S M G Y H 12 94 V F V S M G Y H K 12 155 D L Q G V V F P Y 12 156 L Q G V V F P Y F 12 180 A C L D Q D A V I 12 222 P R E P C G G Q N 12 232 V P G V R N Y G F 12 264 L I H P T K L T Y 12 284 A Q I A K V G Q I 12 289 V G Q I F A A W K 12 334 F V G F P D K K H 12 28 R A I H I Q A E N 11 67 P T A F G S G I H 11 105 Y G G Y Q G R V F 11 126 I T D L T L E D Y 11 202 L D W C N A G W L 11 237 N Y G F W D K D K 11 252 C F T S N F N G R 11 278 A C L N D G A Q I 11 301 Y D R C D A G W L 11 302 D R C D A G W L A 11 319 S R P R R R C S P 11 329 E A A V R F V G F 11 337 F P D K K H K L Y 11 31 H I Q A E N G P H 10 56 N V T L P C K F Y 10 97 S M G Y H K K T Y 10 100 Y H K K T Y G G Y 10 111 R V F L K G G S D 10 130 T L E D Y G R Y K 10 167 L G R Y N L N F H 10 194 L Y D A W R G G L 10 211 S D G S V Q Y P I 10 236 R N Y G F W D K D 10 260 R F Y Y L I H P T 10 9 L I S I C W A D H 9 18 L S D N Y T L D H 9 22 Y T L D H D R A I 9 23 T L D H D R A I H 9 73 G I H K I R I K W 9 118 S D S D A S L V I 9 187 V I A S F D Q L Y 9 258 N G R F Y Y L I H 9 310 A D G S V R Y P I 9 345 Y G V Y C F R A Y 9 24 L D H D R A I H I 8 134 Y G R Y K C E V I 8 136 R Y K C E V I E G 8 154 L D L Q G V V F P 8 214 S V Q Y P I T K P 8 223 R E P C G G Q N T 8 224 E P C G G Q N T V 8 254 T S N F N G R F Y 8 5 L L L V L I S I C 7 66 D P T A F G S G I 7 78 R I K W T K L T S 7 99 G Y H K K T Y G G 7 112 V F L K G G S D S 7 143 E G L E D D T V V 7 199 R G G L D W C N A 7 208 G W L S D G S V Q 7 251 F C F T S N F N G 7 257 F N G R F Y Y L I 7 287 A K V G Q I F A A 7 296 W K I L G Y D R C 7 297 K I L G Y D R C D 7 303 R C D A G W L A D 7 313 S V R Y P I S R P 7 3 S L L L L V L I S 6 7 L V L I S I C W A 6 30 I H I Q A E N G P 6 37 G P H L L V E A E 6 38 P H L L V E A E Q 6 41 L V E A E Q A K V 6 53 R G G N V T L P C 6 61 C K F Y R D P T A 6 79 I K W T K L T S D 6 98 M G Y H K K T Y G 6 102 K K T Y G G Y Q G 6 104 T Y G G Y Q G R V 6 113 F L K G G S D S D 6 140 E V I E G L E D D 6 152 V A L D L Q G V V 6 169 R Y N L N F H E A 6 172 L N F H E A Q Q A 6 189 A S F D Q L Y D A 6 192 D Q L Y D A W R G 6 197 A W R G G L D W C 6 200 G G L D W C N A G 6 225 P C G G Q N T V P 6 238 Y G F W D K D K S 6 270 L T Y D E A V Q A 6 274 E A V Q A C L N D 6 281 N D G A Q I A K V 6 286 I A K V G Q I F A 6 288 K V G Q I F A A W 6 324 R C S P T E A A V 6 346 G V Y C F R A Y N 6 6 L L V L I S I C W 5 15 A D H L S D N Y T 5 34 A E N G P H L L V 5 39 H L L V E A E Q A 5 48 K V F S H R G G N 5 65 R D P T A F G S G 5 83 K L T S D Y L K E 5 86 S D Y L K E V D V 5 114 L K G G S D S D A 5 117 G S D S D A S L V 5 124 L V I T D L T L E 5 131 L E D Y G R Y K C 5 142 I E G L E D D T V 5 144 G L E D D T V V V 5 150 V V V A L D L Q G 5 201 G L D W C N A G W 5 207 A G W L S D G S V 5 227 G G Q N T V P G V 5 247 R Y D V F C F T S 5 265 I H P T K L T Y D 5 282 D G A Q I A K V G 5 283 G A Q I A K V G Q 5 294 A A W K I L G Y D 5 300 G Y D R C D A G W 5 320 R P R R R C S P T 5 8 V L I S I C W A D 4 29 A I H I Q A E N G 4 35 E N G P H L L V E 4 36 N G P H L L V E A 4 43 E A E Q A K V F S 4 50 F S H R G G N V T 4 58 T L P C K F Y R D 4 74 I H K I R I K W T 4 88 Y L K E V D V F V 4 96 V S M G Y H K K T 4 108 Y Q G R V F L K G 4 120 S D A S L V I T D 4 122 A S L V I T D L T 4 132 E D Y G R Y K C E 4 139 C E V I E G L E D 4 181 C L D Q D A V I A 4 188 I A S F D Q L Y D 4 204 W C N A G W L S D 4 205 C N A G W L S D G 4 210 L S D G S V Q Y P 4 216 Q Y P I T K P R E 4 217 Y P I T K P R E P 4 221 K P R E P C G G Q 4 229 Q N T V P G V R N 4 231 T V P G V R N Y G 4 242 D K D K S R Y D V 4 248 Y D V F C F T S N 4 266 H P T K L T Y D E 4 269 K L T Y D E A V Q 4 304 C D A G W L A D G 4 306 A G W L A D G S V 4 309 L A D G S V R Y P 4 338 P D K K H K L Y G 4 341 K H K L Y G V Y C 4 12 I C W A D H L S D 3 21 N Y T L D H D R A 3 25 D H D R A I H I Q 3 26 H D R A I H I Q A 3 46 Q A K V F S H R G 3 47 A K V F S H R G G 3 85 T S D Y L K E V D 3 115 K G G S D S D A S 3 119 D S D A S L V I T 3 125 V I T D L T L E D 3 127 T D L T L E D Y G 3 138 K C E V I E G L E 3 141 V I E G L E D D T 3 145 L E D D T V V V A 3 147 D D T V V V A L D 3 173 N F H E A Q Q A C 3 175 H E A Q Q A C L D 3 176 E A Q Q A C L D Q 3 177 A Q Q A C L D Q D 3 179 Q A C L D Q D A V 3 184 Q D A V I A S F D 3 190 S F D Q L Y D A W 3 196 D A W R G G L D W 3 218 P I T K P R E P C 3 219 I T K P R E P C G 3 226 C G G Q N T V P G 3 234 G V R N Y G F W D 3 263 Y L I H P T K L T 3 268 T K L T Y D E A V 3 275 A V Q A C L N D G 3 279 C L N D G A Q I A 3 292 I F A A W K I L G 3 317 P I S R P R R R C 3 330 A A V R F V G F P 3 339 D K K H K L Y G V 3 13 C W A D H L S D N 2 17 H L S D N Y T L D 2 49 V F S H R G G N V 2 59 L P C K F Y R D P 2 63 F Y R D P T A F G 2 84 L T S D Y L K E V 2 89 L K E V D V F V S 2 91 E V D V F V S M G 2 133 D Y G R Y K C E V 2 149 T V V V A L D L Q 2 151 V V A L D L Q G V 2 157 Q G V V F P Y F P 2 170 Y N L N F H E A Q 2 171 N L N F H E A Q Q 2 178 Q Q A C L D Q D A 2 182 L D Q D A V I A S 2 185 D A V I A S F D Q 2 193 Q L Y D A W R G G 2 206 N A G W L S D G S 2 241 W D K D K S R Y D 2 244 D K S R Y D V F C 2 250 V F C F T S N F N 2 267 P T K L T Y D E A 2 271 T Y D E A V Q A C 2 276 V Q A C L N D G A 2 277 Q A C L N D G A Q 2 299 L G Y D R C D A G 2 305 D A G W L A D G S 2 318 I S R P R R R C S 2 328 T E A A V R F V G 2 331 A V R F V G F P D 2 344 L Y G V Y C F R A 2 11 S I C W A D H L S 1 19 S D N Y T L D H D 1 109 Q G R V F L K G G 1 163 Y F P R L G R Y N 1 203 D W C N A G W L S 1 212 D G S V Q Y P I T 1 220 T K P R E P C G G 1 233 P G V R N Y G F W 1 273 D E A V Q A C L N 1 298 I L G Y D R C D A 1 311 D G S V R Y P I S 1 327 P T E A A V R F V 1 151P3D4 v.2: HLA Peptide Scoring Results B*2705 9-mers SYFPEITHI 203 M R L Q K Q A E K 29 Portion of 120 K R M N T N P S R 25 SEQ ID 258 P R A G S S A H R 25 NO: 5; 196 Y R K N K Q L M R 24 each start 229 P R G L G F I F K 24 position 248 T R I G H P G G R 24 is 137 S R I F W R Q E K 23 specified, 187 K R K E K A E I H 23 the length 265 H R P P A L S A R 23 of peptide 312 P R N P L P N P R 23 is 9 21 I R D H S G Q K M 22 amino 333 A R H C Q G Q K H 21 acids, the 197 R K N K Q L M R L 20 end 398 E R K A E N G P H 20 position 57 V Q F V G S Y K L 19 for each 83 R K D K V L L G R 19 peptide is 234 F I F K T I A P L 19 the start 251 G H P G G R T P R 19 position 327 G G L K K P A R H 19 plus eight 22 R D H S G Q K M K 18 26 G Q K M K Q D K K 18 155 G H A S E A Y K K 18 207 K Q A E K N M K K 18 313 R N P L P N P R H 18 345 A R G K P Q R K P 18 389 G L G G K Q K D K 18 391 G G K Q K D K E R 18 392 G K Q K D K E R K 18 34 K V D L L V P T K 17 90 G R K A V V V S C 17 105 G S F C R N K L K 17 109 R N K L K Y L A F 17 113 K Y L A F L H K R 17 121 R M N T N P S R R 17 211 K N M K K K I D K 17 323 P S G G G G L K K 17 326 G G G L K K P A R 17 378 A L W K A I E S L 17 7 K T F P L R A L H 16 11 L R A L H I V V E 16 30 K Q D K K V D L L 16 46 I I T Q G A K D F 16 55 G H V Q F V G S Y 16 81 K Q R K D K V L L 16 84 K D K V L L G R K 16 101 I N I S G S F C R 16 110 N K L K Y L A F L 16 189 K E K A E I H Y R 16 194 I H Y R K N K Q L 16 212 N M K K K I D K Y 16 255 G R T P R A G S S 16 308 S P Y G P R N P L 16 373 S G Y C G A L W K 16 399 R K A E N G P H L 16 16 I V V E S I R D H 15 51 A K D F G H V Q F 15 75 I V Y Q D E K Q R 15 99 E G I N I S G S F 15 108 C R N K L K Y L A 15 28 R R P Y H F Q V P 15 131 Y H F Q V P S R I 15 168 G A P H E V G W K 15 176 K Y Q A V T A T L 15 188 R K E K A E I H Y 15 190 E K A E I H Y R K 15 192 A E I H Y R K N K 15 222 E S P G G G S P R 15 226 G G S P R G L G F 15 238 T I A P L A A T R 15 336 C Q G Q K H N V L 15 338 G Q K H N V L A R 15 343 V L A R G K P Q R 15 344 L A R G K P Q R K 15 346 R G K P Q R K P K 15 350 Q R K P K S E N N 15 365 G R P A D L A G S 15 14 L H I V V E S I R 14 44 T G I I T Q G A K 14 76 V Y Q D E K Q R K 14 112 L K Y L A F L H K 14 169 A P H E V G W K Y 14 181 T A T L E E K R K 14 208 Q A E K N M K K K 14 272 A R A P V P A A S 14 285 L P L R T P W T R 14 322 S P S G G G G L K 14 340 K H N V L A R G K 14 385 S L E E G L G G K 14 387 E E G L G G K Q K 14 400 K A E N G P H L L 14 4 H T T K T F P L R 13 25 S G Q K M K Q D K 13 29 M K Q D K K V D L 13 73 H W T V Y Q D E K 13 80 E K Q R K D K V L 13 82 Q R K D K V L L G 13 103 I S G S F C R N K 13 104 S G S F C R N K L 13 130 P Y H F Q V P S R 13 134 Q V P S R I F W R 13 141 W R Q E K A D G G 13 158 S E A Y K K V C L 13 163 K V C L S G A P H 13 179 A V T A T L E E K 13 180 V T A T L E E K R 13 183 T L E E K R K E K 13 199 N K Q L M R L Q K 13 206 Q K Q A E K N M K 13 224 P G G G S P R G L 13 228 S P R G L G F I F 13 230 R G L G F I F K T 13 245 T R A T R I G H P 13 277 P A A S P A A W L 13 292 T R P S S C P T S 13 302 S T Y D S L S P Y 13 305 D S L S P Y G P R 13 332 P A R H C Q G Q K 13 362 V E N G R P A D L 13 371 A G S G Y C G A L 13 6 T K T F P L R A L 12 20 S I R D H S G Q K 12 56 H V Q F V G S Y K 12 65 L A Y S N D G E H 12 69 N D G E H W T V Y 12 78 Q D E K Q R K D K 12 106 S F C R N K L K Y 12 107 F C R N K L K Y L 12 111 K L K Y L A F L H 12 127 S R R P Y H F Q V 12 132 H F Q V P S R I F 12 154 Q G H A S E A Y K 12 186 E K R K E K A E I 12 205 L Q K Q A E K N M 12 227 G S P R G L G F I 12 241 P L A A T R A T R 12 257 T P R A G S S A H 12 279 A S P A A W L P L 12 280 S P A A W L P L R 12 296 S C P T S S S T Y 12 319 P R H S P S G G G 12 321 H S P S G G G G L 12 358 N S W Y V E N G R 12 382 A I E S L E E G L 12 1 M L E H T T K T F 11 3 E H T T K T F P L 11 42 K V T G I I T Q G 11 61 G S Y K L A Y S N 11 114 Y L A F L H K R M 11 125 N P S R R P Y H F 11 138 R I F W R Q E K A 11 148 G G S C C P Q G H 11 195 H Y R K N K Q L M 11 231 G L G F I F K T I 11 242 L A A T R A T R I 11 262 S S A H R P P A L 11 287 L R T P W T R P S 11 299 T S S S T Y D S L 11 353 P K S E N N S W Y 11 12 R A L H I V V E S 10 13 A L H I V V E S I 10 38 L V P T K V T G I 10 48 T Q G A K D F G H 10 59 F V G S Y K L A Y 10 95 V V S C E G I N I 10 123 N T N P S R R P Y 10 209 A E K N M K K K I 10 244 A T R A T R I G H 10 334 R H C Q G Q K H N 10 351 R K P K S E N N S 10 367 P A D L A G S G Y 10 8 T F P L R A L H I 9 39 V P T K V T G I I 9 93 A V V V S C E G I 9 124 T N P S R R P Y H 9 129 R P Y H F Q V P S 9 153 P Q G H A S E A Y 9 204 R L Q K Q A E K N 9 266 R P P A L S A R A 9 347 G K P Q R K P K S 9 374 G Y C G A L W K A 9 377 G A L W K A I E S 9 388 E G L G G K Q K D 9 35 V D L L V P T K V 8 41 T K V T G I I T Q 8 45 G I I T Q G A K D 8 52 K D F G H V Q F V 8 182 A T L E E K R K E 8 215 K K I D K Y T E S 8 223 S P G G G S P R G 8 259 R A G S S A H R P 8 273 R A P V P A A S P 8 311 G P R N P L P N P 8 381 K A I E S L E E G 8 86 K V L L G R K A V 7 87 V L L G R K A V V 7 91 R K A V V V S C E 7 96 V S C E G I N I S 7 116 A F L H K R M N T 7 142 R Q E K A D G G S 7 145 K A D G G S C C P 7 175 W K Y Q A V T A T 7 200 K Q L M R L Q K Q 7 233 G F I F K T I A P 7 237 K T I A P L A A T 7 239 I A P L A A T R A 7 249 R I G H P G G R T 7 283 A W L P L R T P W 7 293 R P S S C P T S S 7 324 S G G G G L K K P 7 325 G G G G L K K P A 7 328 G L K K P A R H C 7 366 R P A D L A G S G 7 375 Y C G A L W K A I 7 15 H I V V E S I R D 6 23 D H S G Q K M K Q 6 28 K M K Q D K K V D 6 33 K K V D L L V P T 6 71 G E H W T V Y Q D 6 77 Y Q D E K Q R K D 6 92 K A V V V S C E G 6 97 S C E G I N I S G 6 149 G S C C P Q G H A 6 151 C C P Q G H A S E 6 159 E A Y K K V C L S 6 160 A Y K K V C L S G 6 164 V C L S G A P H E 6 171 H E V G W K Y Q A 6 173 V G W K Y Q A V T 6 174 G W K Y Q A V T A 6 232 L G F I F K T I A 6 256 R T P R A G S S A 6 264 A H R P P A L S A 6 288 R T P W T R P S S 6 320 R H S P S G G G G 6 349 P Q R K P K S E N 6 352 K P K S E N N S W 6 359 S W Y V E N G R P 6 368 A D L A G S G Y C 6 395 K D K E R K A E N 6 27 Q K M K Q D K K V 5 31 Q D K K V D L L V 5 37 L L V P T K V T G 5 68 S N D G E H W T V 5 79 D E K Q R K D K V 5 85 D K V L L G R K A 5 89 L G R K A V V V S 5 100 G I N I S G S F C 5 102 N I S G S F C R N 5 115 L A F L H K R M N 5 118 L H K R M N T N P 5 140 F W R Q E K A D G 5 152 C P Q G H A S E A 5 162 K K V C L S G A P 5 184 L E E K R K E K A 5 198 K N K Q L M R L Q 5 214 K K K I D K Y T E 5 216 K I D K Y T E S P 5 218 D K Y T E S P G G 5 246 R A T R I G H P G 5 250 I G H P G G R T P 5 252 H P G G R T P R A 5 254 G G R T P R A G S 5 274 A P V P A A S P A 5 282 A A W L P L R T P 5 286 P L R T P W T R P 5 335 H C Q G Q K H N V 5 339 Q K H N V L A R G 5 384 E S L E E G L G G 5 386 L E E G L G G K Q 5 390 L G G K Q K D K E 5 393 K Q K D K E R K A 5 397 K E R K A E N G P 5 24 H S G Q K M K Q D 4 36 D L L V P T K V T 4 47 I T Q G A K D F G 4 50 G A K D F G H V Q 4 53 D F G H V Q F V G 4 58 Q F V G S Y K L A 4 62 S Y K L A Y S N D 4 63 Y K L A Y S N D G 4 64 K L A Y S N D G E 4 74 W T V Y Q D E K Q 4 88 L L G R K A V V V 4 98 C E G I N I S G S 4 117 F L H K R M N T N 4 122 M N T N P S R R P 4 133 F Q V P S R I F W 4 135 V P S R I F W R Q 4 146 A D G G S C C P Q 4 191 K A E I H Y R K N 4 193 E I H Y R K N K Q 4 201 Q L M R L Q K Q A 4 213 M K K K I D K Y T 4 219 K Y T E S P G G G 4 221 T E S P G G G S P 4 225 G G G S P R G L G 4 235 I F K T I A P L A 4 247 A T R I G H P G G 4 261 G S S A H R P P A 4 269 A L S A R A P V P 4 278 A A S P A A W L P 4 281 P A A W L P L R T 4 295 S S C P T S S S T 4 297 C P T S S S T Y D 4 306 S L S P Y G P R N 4 307 L S P Y G P R N P 4 337 Q G Q K H N V L A 4 341 H N V L A R G K P 4 348 K P Q R K P K S E 4 354 K S E N N S W Y V 4 369 D L A G S G Y C G 4 372 G S G Y C G A L W 4 380 W K A I E S L E E 4 396 D K E R K A E N G 4 2 L E H T T K T F P 3 5 T T K T F P L R A 3 9 F P L R A L H I V 3 10 P L R A L H I V V 3 19 E S I R D H S G Q 3 32 D K K V D L L V P 3 60 V G S Y K L A Y S 3 144 E K A D G G S C C 3 156 H A S E A Y K K V 3 157 A S E A Y K K V C 3 165 C L S G A P H E V 3 177 Y Q A V T A T L E 3 178 Q A V T A T L E E 3 240 A P L A A T R A T 3 267 P P A L S A R A P 3 268 P A L S A R A P V 3 271 S A R A P V P A A 3 290 P W T R P S S C P 3 291 W T R P S S C P T 3 294 P S S C P T S S S 3 301 S S T Y D S L S P 3 303 T Y D S L S P Y G 3 304 Y D S L S P Y G P 3 309 P Y G P R N P L P 3 314 N P L P N P R H S 3 317 P N P R H S P S G 3 330 K K P A R H C Q G 3 355 S E N N S W Y V E 3 357 N N S W Y V E N G 3 361 Y V E N G R P A D 3 364 N G R P A D L A G 3 376 C G A L W K A I E 3 383 I E S L E E G L G 3 394 Q K D K E R K A E 3 18 V E S I R D H S G 2 49 Q G A K D F G H V 2 67 Y S N D G E H W T 2 147 D G G S C C P Q G 2 161 Y K K V C L S G A 2 166 L S G A P H E V G 2 167 S G A P H E V G W 2 170 P H E V G W K Y Q 2 202 L M R L Q K Q A E 2 210 E K N M K K K I D 2 217 I D K Y T E S P G 2 263 S A H R P P A L S 2 275 P V P A A S P A A 2 276 V P A A S P A A W 2 284 W L P L R T P W T 2 289 T P W T R P S S C 2 298 P T S S S T Y D S 2 300 S S S T Y D S L S 2 315 P L P N P R H S P 2 316 L P N P R H S P S 2 318 N P R H S P S G G 2 331 K P A R H C Q G Q 2 342 N V L A R G K P Q 2 356 E N N S W Y V E N 2 360 W Y V E N G R P A 2 363 E N G R P A D L A 2 370 L A G S G Y C G A 2 379 L W K A I E S L E 2 17 V V E S I R D H S 1 40 P T K V T G I I T 1 43 V T G I I T Q G A 1 54 F G H V Q F V G S 1 66 A Y S N D G E H W 1 70 D G E H W T V Y Q 1 72 E H W T V Y Q D E 1 94 V V V S C E G I N 1 119 H K R M N T N P S 1 126 P S R R P Y H F Q 1 136 P S R I F W R Q E 1 139 I F W R Q E K A D 1 143 Q E K A D G G S C 1 150 S C C P Q G H A S 1 172 E V G W K Y Q A V 1 185 E E K R K E K A E 1 220 Y T E S P G G G S 1 236 F K T I A P L A A 1 243 A A T R A T R I G 1 260 A G S S A H R P P 1 270 L S A R A P V P A 1 310 Y G P R N P L P N 1 329 L K K P A R H C Q 1

TABLE XXXII SEQ. ID Pos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 score NO. 151P3D4 v.1: HLA Peptide Scoring Results B*2709 9-mers SYFPEITHI 106 G G Y Q G R V F L 16 Portion 135 G R Y K C E V I E 16 of SEQ 16 D H L S D N Y T L 15 ID NO: 159 V V F P L F P R L 15 3; each 168 G R Y N L N F H E 15 start 259 G R F Y Y L I H P 15 position 323 R R C S P T E A A 15 is 110 G R V F L K G G S 14 specified, 117 G S D S D A S L V 14 the length 166 R L G R Y N L N F 14 of 314 V R Y P I S R P R 14 peptide is 322 R R R C S P T E A 14 9 amino 2 K S L L L L V L I 13 acids, the 10 I S I C W A D H L 13 end 62 K F Y R D P T A F 13 position 116 G G S D S D A S L 13 for each 144 G L E D D T V V V 13 peptide is 148 D T V V V A L D L 13 the start 186 A V I A S F D Q L 13 position 227 G G Q N T V P G V 13 plus eight 278 A C L N D G A Q I 13 290 G Q I F A A W K I 13 324 R C S P T E A A V 13 332 V R F V G F P D K 13 336 G F P D K K H K L 13 32 I Q A E N G P H L 12 55 G N V T L P C K F 12 64 Y R D P T A F G S 12 71 G S G I H K I R I 12 76 K I R I K W T K L 12 77 I R I K W T K L T 12 90 K E V D V F V S M 12 123 S L V I T D L T L 12 146 E D D T V V V A L 12 164 F P R L G R Y N L 12 165 P R L G R Y N L N 12 222 P R E P C G G Q N 12 245 K S R Y D V F C F 12 246 S R Y D V F C F T 12 262 Y Y L I H P T K L 12 284 A Q I A K V G Q I 12 291 Q I F A A W K I L 12 301 Y D R C D A G W L 12 326 S P T E A A V R F 12 342 H K L Y G V Y C F 12 1 M K S L L L L V L 11 51 S H R G G N V T L 11 52 H R G G N V T L P 11 86 S D Y L K E V D V 11 87 D Y L K E V D V F 11 143 E G L E D D T V V 11 180 A C L D Q D A V I 11 202 L D W C N A G W L 11 243 K D K S R Y D V F 11 249 D V F C F T S N F 11 256 N F N G R F Y Y L 11 310 A D G S V R Y P I 11 321 P R R R C S P T E 11 4 L L L L V L I S I 10 22 Y T L D H D R A I 10 27 D R A I H I Q A E 10 33 Q A E N G P H L L 10 34 A E N G P H L L V 10 69 A F G S G I H K I 10 81 W T K L T S D Y L 10 121 D A S L V I T D L 10 137 Y K C E V I E G L 10 152 V A L D L Q G V V 10 153 A L D L Q G V V F 10 174 F H E A Q Q A C L 10 194 L Y D A W R G G L 10 198 W R G G L D W C N 10 211 S D G S V Q Y P I 10 235 V R N Y G F W D K 10 268 T K L T Y D E A V 10 272 Y D E A V Q A C L 10 302 D R C D A G W L A 10 319 S R P R R R C S P 10 24 L D H D R A I H I 9 42 V E A E Q A K V F 9 49 V F S H R G G N V 9 66 D P T A F G S G I 9 88 Y L K E V D V F V 9 104 T Y G G Y Q G R V 9 118 S D S D A S L V I 9 142 I E G L E D D T V 9 151 V V A L D L Q G V 9 156 L Q G V V F P Y F 9 179 Q A C L D Q D A V 9 207 A G W L S D G S V 9 232 V P G V R N Y G F 9 242 D K D K S R Y D V 9 253 F T S N F N G R F 9 257 F N G R F Y Y L I 9 306 A G W L A D G S V 9 327 P T E A A V R F V 9 329 E A A V R F V G F 9 339 D K K H K L Y G V 9 41 L V E A E Q A K V 8 84 L T S D Y L K E V 8 105 Y G G Y Q G R V F 8 133 D Y G R Y K C E V 8 134 Y G R Y K C E V I 8 183 D Q D A V I A S F 8 224 E P C G G Q N T V 8 281 N D G A Q I A K V 8 285 Q I A K V G Q I F 8 208 G W L S D G S V Q 7 28 R A I H I Q A E N 6 83 K L T S D Y L K E 6 111 R V F L K G G S D 6 199 R G G L D W C N A 6 236 R N Y G F W D K D 6 260 R F Y Y L I H P T 6 307 G W L A D G S V R 6 315 R Y P I S R P R R 6 48 K V F S H R G G N 5 53 R G G N V T L P C 5 78 R I K W T K L T S 5 102 K K T Y G G Y Q G 5 136 R Y K C E V I E G 5 192 D Q L Y D A W R G 5 200 G G L D W C N A G 5 223 R E P C G G Q N T 5 270 L T Y D E A V Q A 5 303 R C D A G W L A D 5 333 R F V G F P D K K 5 346 G V Y C F R A Y N 5 3 S L L L L V L I S 4 37 G P H L L V E A E 4 39 H L L V E A E Q A 4 54 G G N V T L P C K 4 65 R D P T A F G S G 4 73 G I H K I R I K W 4 99 G Y H K K T Y G G 4 103 K T Y G G Y Q G R 4 107 G Y Q G R V F L K 4 115 K G G S D S D A S 4 122 A S L V I T D L T 4 129 L T L E D Y G R Y 4 154 L D L Q G V V F P 4 158 G V V F P Y F P R 4 162 P Y F P R L G R Y 4 169 R Y N L N F H E A 4 172 L N F H E A Q Q A 4 189 A S F D Q L Y D A 4 213 G S V Q Y P I T K 4 215 V Q Y P I T K P R 4 230 N T V P G V R N Y 4 247 R Y D V F C F T S 4 261 F Y Y L I H P T K 4 269 K L T Y D E A V Q 4 283 G A Q I A K V G Q 4 297 K I L G Y D R C D 4 312 G S V R Y P I S R 4 320 R P R R R C S P T 4 335 V G F P D K K H K 4 343 K L Y G V Y C F R 4 8 V L I S I C W A D 3 12 I C W A D H L S D 3 21 N Y T L D H D R A 3 29 A I H I Q A E N G 3 57 V T L P C K F Y R 3 61 C K F Y R D P T A 3 80 K W T K L T S D Y 3 82 T K L T S D Y L K 3 94 V F V S M G Y H K 3 138 K C E V I E G L E 3 150 V V V A L D L Q G 3 161 F P Y F P R L G R 3 181 C L D Q D A V I A 3 188 I A S F D Q L Y D 3 201 G L D W C N A G W 3 219 I T K P R E P C G 3 228 G Q N T V P G V R 3 229 Q N T V P G V R N 3 234 G V R N Y G F W D 3 238 Y G F W D K D K S 3 239 G F W D K D K S R 3 251 F C F T S N F N G 3 274 E A V Q A C L N D 3 288 K V G Q I F A A W 3 300 G Y D R C D A G W 3 316 Y P I S R P R R R 3 330 A A V R F V G F P 3 341 K H K L Y G V Y C 3 5 L L L V L I S I C 2 6 L L V L I S I C W 2 7 L V L I S I C W A 2 20 D N Y T L D H D R 2 26 H D R A I H I Q A 2 30 I H I Q A E N G P 2 35 E N G P H L L V E 2 38 P H L L V E A E Q 2 44 A E Q A K V F S H 2 47 A K V F S H R G G 2 58 T L P C K F Y R D 2 68 T A F G S G I H K 2 75 H K I R I K W T K 2 89 L K E V D V F V S 2 93 D V F V S M G Y H 2 98 M G Y H K K T Y G 2 112 V F L K G G S D S 2 120 S D A S L V I T D 2 124 L V I T D L T L E 2 125 V I T D L T L E D 2 127 T D L T L E D Y G 2 128 D L T L E D Y G R 2 132 E D Y G R Y K C E 2 139 C E V I E G L E D 2 145 L E D D T V V V A 2 147 D D T V V V A L D 2 157 Q S V V F P Y F P 2 170 Y N L N F H E A Q 2 177 A Q Q A C L D Q D 2 184 Q D A V I A S F D 2 193 Q L Y D A W R G G 2 209 W L S D G S V Q Y 2 216 Q Y P I T K P R E 2 221 K P R E P C G G Q 2 240 F W D K D K S R Y 2 252 C F T S N F N G R 2 255 S N F N G R F Y Y 2 264 L I H P T K L T Y 2 266 H P T K L T Y D E 2 282 D G A Q I A K V G 2 287 A K V G Q I F A A 2 294 A A W K I L G Y D 2 295 A W K I L G Y D R 2 296 W K I L G Y D R C 2 298 I L G Y D R C D A 2 299 L G Y D R C D A G 2 308 W L A D G S V R Y 2 318 I S R P R R R C S 2 340 K K H K L Y G V Y 2 14 W A D H L S D N Y 1 15 A D H L S D N Y T 1 18 L S D N Y T L D H 1 23 T L D H D R A I H 1 36 N G P H L L V E A 1 40 L L V E A E Q A K 1 43 E A E Q A K V F S 1 46 Q A K V F S H R G 1 56 N V T L P C K F Y 1 70 F G S G I H K I R 1 72 S G I H K I R I K 1 74 I H K I R I K W T 1 79 I K W T K L T S D 1 91 E V D V F V S M G 1 92 V D V F V S M G Y 1 108 Y Q G R V F L K G 1 119 D S D A S L V I T 1 126 I T D L T L E D Y 1 131 L E D Y G R Y K C 1 140 E V I E G L E D D 1 149 T V V V A L D L Q 1 155 D L Q G V V F P Y 1 171 N L N F H E A Q Q 1 175 H E A Q Q A C L D 1 176 E A Q Q A C L D Q 1 182 L D Q D A V I A S 1 185 D A V I A S F D Q 1 187 V I A S F D Q L Y 1 196 D A W R G G L D W 1 197 A W R G G L D W C 1 204 W C N A G W L S D 1 210 L S D G S V Q Y P 1 212 D G S V Q Y P I T 1 217 Y P I T K P R E P 1 218 P I T K P R E P C 1 226 C G G Q N T V P G 1 233 P G V R N Y G F W 1 244 D K S R Y D V F C 1 248 Y D V F C F T S N 1 258 N G R F Y Y L I H 1 263 Y L I H P T K L T 1 265 I H P T K L T Y D 1 271 T Y D E A V Q A C 1 273 D E A V Q A C L N 1 275 A V Q A C L N D G 1 279 C L N D G A Q I A 1 286 I A K V G Q I F A 1 289 V G Q I F A A W K 1 292 I F A A W K I L G 1 293 F A A W K I L G Y 1 305 D A G W L A D G S 1 309 L A D G S V R Y P 1 311 D G S V R Y P I S 1 313 S V R Y P I S R P 1 317 P I S R P R R R C 1 325 C S P T E A A V R 1 331 A V R F V G F P D 1 338 P D K K H K L Y G 1 344 L Y G V Y C F R A 1 345 Y G V Y C F R A Y 1 151P3D4 v.2: HLA Peptide Scoring Results B*2709 9-mers SYFPEITHI 127 S R R P Y H F Q V 20 Portion of 21 I R D H S G Q K M 19 SEQ ID 255 G R T P R A G S S 16 NO: 5; 90 G R K A V V V S C 15 each start 197 R K N K Q L M R L 15 position 399 R K A E N G P H L 15 is 81 K Q R K D K V L L 14 specified, 128 R R P Y H F Q V P 14 the length 194 I H Y R K N K Q L 14 of peptide 365 G R P A D L A G S 14 is 9 30 K Q D K K V D L L 13 amino 52 K D F G H V Q F V 13 acids, the 57 V Q F V G S Y K L 13 end 109 R N K L K Y L A F 13 position 120 K R M N T N P S R 13 for each 187 K R K E K A E I H 13 peptide is 226 G G S P R G L G F 13 the start 82 Q R K D K V L L G 12 position 86 K V L L G R K A V 12 plus eight 110 N K L K Y L A F L 12 176 K Y Q A V T A T L 12 203 M R L Q K Q A E K 12 231 G L G F I F K T I 12 234 F I F K T I A P L 12 272 A R A P V P A A S 12 277 P A A S P A A W L 12 279 A S P A A W L P L 12 287 L R T P W T R P S 12 292 T R P S S C P T S 12 308 S P Y G P R N P L 12 350 Q R K P K S E N N 12 382 A I E S L E E G L 12 400 K A E N G P H L L 12 3 E H T T K T F P L 11 6 T K T F P L R A L 11 11 L R A L H I V V E 11 29 M K Q D K K V D L 11 46 I I T Q G A K D F 11 51 A K D F G H V Q F 11 108 C R N K L K Y L A 11 131 Y H F Q V P S R I 11 137 S R I F W R Q E K 11 141 W R Q E K A D G G 11 158 S E A Y K K V C L 11 196 Y R K N K Q L M R 11 227 G S P R G L G F I 11 248 T R I G H P G G R 11 265 S S A H R P P A L 11 265 H R P P A L S A R 11 268 P A L S A R A P V 11 299 T S S S T Y D S L 11 312 P R N P L P N P R 11 319 P R H S P S G G G 11 321 H S P S G G G G L 11 333 A R H C Q G Q K H 11 345 A R G K P Q R K P 11 371 A G S G Y C G A L 11 378 A L W K A I E S L 11 8 T F P L R A L H I 11 9 F P L R A L H I V 10 13 A L H I V V E S I 10 35 V D L L V P T K V 10 80 E K Q R K D K V L 10 87 V L L G R K A V V 10 88 L L G R K A V V V 10 93 A V V V S C E G I 10 99 E G I N I S G S F 10 104 S G S F C R N K L 10 107 F C R N K L K Y L 10 224 P G G G S P R G L 10 229 P R G L G F I F K 10 242 L A A T R A T R I 10 245 T R A T R I G H P 10 258 P R A G S S A H R 10 336 C Q G Q K H N V L 10 354 K S E N N S W Y V 10 362 V E N G R P A D L 10 398 E R K A E N G P H 10 12 R A L H I V V E S 9 31 Q D K K V D L L V 9 38 L V P T K V T G I 9 39 V P T K V T G I I 9 49 Q G A K D F G H V 9 95 V V S C E G I N I 9 114 Y L A F L H K R M 9 125 N P S R R P Y H F 9 205 L Q K Q A E K N M 9 209 A E K N M K K K I 9 335 H C Q G Q K H N V 9 1 M L E H T T K T F 8 10 P L R A L H I V V 8 27 Q K M K Q D K K V 8 68 S N D G E H W T V 8 79 D E K Q R K D K V 8 132 H F Q V P S R I F 8 156 H A S E A Y K K V 8 165 C L S G A P H E V 8 172 E V G W K Y Q A V 8 186 E K R K E K A E I 8 195 H Y R K N K Q L M 8 228 S P R G L G F I F 8 375 Y C G A L W K A I 8 61 G S Y K L A Y S N 7 129 R P Y H F Q V P S 7 259 R A G S S A H R P 7 71 G E H W T V Y Q D 6 138 R I F W R Q E K A 6 155 G H A S E A Y K K 6 230 R G L G F I F K T 6 246 R A T R I G H P G 6 313 R N P L P N P R H 6 327 G G L K K P A R H 6 377 G A L W K A I E S 6 7 K T F P L R A L H 5 22 R D H S G Q K M K 5 42 K V T G I I T Q G 5 55 G H V Q F V G S Y 5 83 R K D K V L L G R 5 91 R K A V V V S C E 5 105 G S F C R N K L K 5 121 R M N T N P S R R 5 164 V C L S G A P H E 5 174 G W K Y Q A V T A 5 204 R L Q K Q A E K N 5 249 R I G H P G G R T 5 266 R P P A L S A R A 5 273 R A P V P A A S P 5 288 R T P W T R P S S 5 293 R P S S C P T S S 5 311 G P R N P L P N P 5 320 R H S P S G G G G 5 338 G Q K H N V L A R 5 346 R G K P Q R K P K 5 351 R K P K S E N N S 5 366 R P A D L A G S G 5 392 G K Q K D K E R K 5 33 K K V D L L V P T 4 34 K V D L L V P T K 4 45 G I I T Q G A K D 4 75 T V Y Q D E K Q R 4 113 K Y L A F L H K R 4 116 A F L H K R M N T 4 142 R Q E K A D G G S 4 168 G A P H E V G W K 4 188 R K E K A E I H Y 4 200 K Q L M R L Q K Q 4 214 K K K I D K Y T E 4 225 G G G S P R G L G 4 233 G F I F K T I A P 4 235 I F K T I A P L A 4 256 R T P R A G S S A 4 261 G S S A H R P P A 4 264 A H R P P A L S A 4 274 A P V P A A S P A 4 283 A W L P L R T P W 4 326 G G G L K K P A R 4 328 G L K K P A R H C 4 334 R H C Q G Q K H N 4 347 G K P Q R K P K S 4 373 S G Y C G A L W K 4 26 G Q K M K Q D K K 3 28 K M K Q D K K V D 3 37 L L V P T K V T G 3 50 G A K D F G H V Q 3 65 L A Y S N D G E H 3 84 K D K V L L G R K 3 92 K A V V V S C E G 3 100 G I N I S G S F C 3 101 I N I S G S F C R 3 103 I S G S F C R N K 3 111 K L K Y L A F L H 3 112 L K Y L A F L H K 3 147 D G G S C C P Q G 3 148 G G S C C P Q G H 3 149 G S C C P Q G H A 3 159 E A Y K K V C L S 3 162 K K V C L S G A P 3 171 H E V G W K Y Q A 3 175 W K Y Q A V T A T 3 182 A T L E E K R K E 3 190 E K A E I H Y R K 3 192 A E I H Y R K N K 3 215 K K I D K Y T E S 3 218 D K Y T E S P G G 3 219 K Y T E S P G G G 3 237 K T I A P L A A T 3 239 I A P L A A T R A 3 240 A P L A A T R A T 3 251 G H P G G R T P R 3 254 G G R T P R A G S 3 269 A L S A R A P V P 3 278 A A S P A A W L P 3 301 S S T Y D S L S P 3 305 D S L S P Y G P R 3 306 S L S P Y G P R N 3 314 N P L P N P R H S 3 325 G G G G L K K P A 3 330 K K P A R H C Q G 3 340 K H N V L A R G K 3 352 K P K S E N N S W 3 359 S W Y V E N G R P 3 368 A D L A G S G Y C 3 372 G S G Y C G A L W 3 374 G Y C G A L W K A 3 381 K A I E S L E E G 3 384 E S L E E G L G G 3 389 G L G G K Q K D K 3 391 G G K Q K D K E R 3 4 H T T K T F P L R 2 5 T T K T F P L R A 2 15 H I V V E S I R D 2 16 I V V E S I R D H 2 17 V V E S I R D H S 2 19 E S I R D H S G Q 2 32 D K K V D L L V P 2 36 D L L V P T K V T 2 59 F V G S Y K L A Y 2 63 Y K L A Y S N D G 2 64 K L A Y S N D G E 2 66 A Y S N D G E H W 2 89 L G R K A V V V S 2 94 V V V S C E G I N 2 115 L A F L H K R M N 2 122 M N T N P S R R P 2 124 T N P S R R P Y H 2 130 P Y H F Q V P S R 2 133 F Q V P S R I F W 2 135 V P S R I F W R Q 2 145 K A D G G S C C P 2 160 A Y K K V C L S G 2 163 K V C L S G A P H 2 167 S G A P H E V G W 2 178 Q A V T A T L E E 2 179 A V T A T L E E K 2 181 T A T L E E K R K 2 189 K E K A E I H Y R 2 191 K A E I H Y R K N 2 198 K N K Q L M R L Q 2 199 N K Q L M R L Q K 2 207 K Q A E K N M K K 2 211 K N M K K K I D K 2 216 K I D K Y T E S P 2 223 S P G G G S P R G 2 32 L G F I F K T I A 2 236 F K T I A P L A A 2 238 T I A P L A A T R 2 243 A A T R A T R I G 2 247 A T R I G H P G G 2 250 I G H P G G R T P 2 252 H P G G R T P R A 2 260 A G S S A H R P P 2 271 S A R A P V P A A 2 281 P A A W L P L R T 2 285 L P L R T P W T R 2 297 C P T S S S T Y D 2 298 P T S S S T Y D S 2 302 S T Y D S L S P Y 2 303 T Y D S L S P Y G 2 309 P Y G P R N P L P 2 331 K P A R H C Q G Q 2 342 N V L A R G K P Q 2 343 V L A R G K P Q R 2 348 K P Q R K P K S E 2 356 E N N S W Y V E N 2 357 N N S W Y V E N G 2 364 N G R P A D L A G 2 388 E G L G G K Q K D 2 393 K Q K D K E R K A 2 395 K D K E R K A E N 2 396 D K E R K A E N G 2 397 K E R K A E N G P 2 14 L H I V V E S I R 1 20 S I R D H S G Q K 1 24 H S G Q K M K Q D 1 41 T K V T G I I T Q 1 43 V T G I I T Q G A 1 44 T G I I T Q G A K 1 47 I T Q G A K D F G 1 54 F G H V Q F V G S 1 58 Q F V G S Y K L A 1 62 S Y K L A Y S N D 1 70 D G E H W T V Y Q 1 73 H W T V Y Q D E K 1 74 W T V Y Q D E K Q 1 76 V Y Q D E K Q R K 1 85 D K V L L G R K A 1 97 S C E G I N I S G 1 102 N I S G S F C R N 1 106 S F C R N K L K Y 1 118 L H K R M N T N P 1 123 N T N P S R R P Y 1 134 Q V P S R I F W R 1 136 P S R I F W R Q E 1 139 I F W R Q E K A D 1 143 Q E K A D G G S C 1 146 A D G G S C C P Q 1 150 S C C P Q G H A S 1 152 C P Q G H A S E A 1 157 A S E A Y K K V C 1 169 A P H E V G W K Y 1 177 Y Q A V T A T L E 1 201 Q L M R L Q K Q A 1 213 M K K K I D K Y T 1 217 I D K Y T E S P G 1 220 Y T E S P G G G S 1 221 T E S P G G G S P 1 244 A T R A T R I G H 1 267 P P A L S A R A P 1 270 L S A R A P V P A 1 275 P V P A A S P A A 1 280 S P A A W L P L R 1 282 A A W L P L R T P 1 284 W L P L R T P W T 1 286 P L R T P W T R P 1 290 P W T R P S S C P 1 291 W T R P S S C P T 1 295 S S C P T S S S T 1 304 Y D S L S P Y G P 1 307 L S P Y G P R N P 1 310 Y G P R N P L P N 1 316 L P N P R H S P S 1 Portion of 317 P N P R H S P S G 1 SEQ ID 323 P S G G G G L K K 1 NO: 5; 329 L K K P A R H C Q 1 each start 332 P A R H C Q G Q K 1 position 337 Q G Q K H N V L A 1 is 339 Q K H N V L A R G 1 specified, 341 H N V L A R G K P 1 the length 344 L A R G K P Q R K 1 of peptide 355 S E N N S W Y V E 1 is 9 360 W Y V E N G R P A 1 amino 361 Y V E N G R P A D 1 acids, the 363 E N G R P A D L A 1 end 369 D L A G S G Y C G 1 position 370 L A G S G Y C G A 1 for each 379 L W K A I E S L E 1 peptide is 380 W K A I E S L E E 1 the start 383 I E S L E E G L G 1 position 387 E E G L G G K Q K 1 plus eight

TABLE XXXIII SEQ. ID Pos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 score NO. 151P3D4 v.1: HLA Peptide Scoring Results B*4402 9-mers SYFPEITHI 42 V E A E Q A K V F 24 Portion 146 E D D T V V V A L 18 of SEQ 186 A V I A S F D Q L 18 ID NO: 153 A L D L Q G V V F 17 3; each 162 P Y F P R L G R Y 17 start 34 A E N G P H L L V 16 position 69 A F G S G I H K I 16 is 159 V V F P Y F P R L 16 specified, 230 N T V P G V R N Y 16 the length 284 A Q I A K V G Q I 16 of 1 M K S L L L L V L 15 peptide is 62 K F Y R D P T A F 15 9 amino 121 D A S L V I T D L 15 acids, the 145 L E D D T V V V A 15 end 255 S N F N G R F Y Y 15 position 264 L I H P T K L T Y 15 for each 288 K V G Q I F A A W 15 peptide is 329 E A A V R F V G F 15 the start 2 K S L L L L V L I 14 position 10 I S I C W A D H L 14 plus eight 33 Q A E N G P H L L 14 44 A E Q A K V F S H 14 51 S H R G G N V T L 14 56 N V T L P C K F Y 14 73 G I H K I R I K W 14 90 K E V D V F V S M 14 97 S M G Y H K K T Y 14 180 A C L D Q D A V I 14 183 D Q D A V I A S F 14 190 S F D Q L Y D A W 14 209 W L S D G S V Q Y 14 256 N F N G R F Y Y L 14 278 A C L N D G A Q I 14 291 Q I F A A W K I L 14 293 F A A W K I L G Y 14 336 G F P D K K H K L 14 337 F P D K K H K L Y 14 345 Y G V Y C F R A Y 14 6 L L V L I S I C W 13 22 Y T L D H D R A I 13 55 G N V T L P C K F 13 87 D Y L K E V D V F 13 118 S D S D A S L V I 13 123 S L V I T D L T L 13 126 I T D L T L E D Y 13 131 L E D Y G R Y K C 13 137 Y K C E V I E G L 13 243 K D K S R Y D V F 13 249 D V F C F T S N F 13 262 Y Y L I H P T K L 13 290 G Q I F A A W K I 13 326 S P T E A A V R F 13 4 L L L L V L I S I 12 16 D H L S D N Y T L 12 24 L D H D R A I H I 12 76 K I R I K W T K L 12 80 K W T K L T S D Y 12 105 Y G G Y Q G R V F 12 106 G G Y Q G R V F L 12 116 G G S D S D A S L 12 142 I E G L E D D T V 12 148 D T V V V A L D L 12 155 D L Q G V V F P Y 12 164 F P R L G R Y N L 12 166 R L G R Y N L N F 12 175 H E A Q Q A C L D 12 194 L Y D A W R G G L 12 196 D A W R G G L D W 12 202 L D W C N A G W L 12 233 P G V R N Y G F W 12 245 K S R Y D V F C F 12 253 F T S N F N G R F 12 254 T S N F N G R F Y 12 273 D E A V Q A C L N 12 300 G Y D R C D A G W 12 308 W L A D G S V R Y 12 310 A D G S V R Y P I 12 328 T E A A V R F V G 12 340 K K H K L Y G V Y 12 342 H K L Y G V Y C F 12 14 W A D H L S D N Y 11 32 I Q A E N G P H L 11 81 W T K L T S D Y L 11 129 L T L E D Y G R Y 11 139 C E V I E G L E D 11 156 L Q G V V F P Y F 11 187 V I A S F D Q L Y 11 201 G L D W C N A G W 11 223 R E P C G G Q N T 11 232 V P G V R N Y G F 11 240 F W D K D K S R Y 11 301 Y D R C D A G W L 11 92 V D V F V S M G Y 10 100 Y H K K T Y G G Y 10 174 F H E A Q Q A C L 10 257 F N G R F Y Y L I 10 272 Y D E A V Q A C L 10 285 Q I A K V G Q I F 10 71 G S G I H K I R I 9 134 Y G R Y K C E V I 9 211 S D G S V Q Y P I 9 287 A K V G Q I F A A 9 35 E N G P H L L V E 8 66 D P T A F G S G I 8 72 S G I H K I R I K 8 77 I R I K W T K L T 7 122 A S L V I T D L T 7 189 A S F D Q L Y D A 7 215 V Q Y P I T K P R 7 263 Y L I H P T K L T 7 335 V G F P D K K H K 7 8 V L I S I C W A D 6 25 D H D R A I H I Q 6 74 I H K I R I K W T 6 75 H K I R I K W T K 6 124 L V I T D L T L E 6 132 E D Y G R Y K C E 6 140 E V I E G L E D D 6 217 Y P I T K P R E P 6 316 Y P I S R P R R R 6 318 I S R P R R R C S 6 324 R C S P T E A A V 6 3 S L L L L V L I S 5 15 A D H L S D N Y T 5 27 D R A I H I Q A E 5 64 Y R D P T A F G S 5 70 F G S G I H K I R 5 84 L T S D Y L K E V 5 96 V S M G Y H K K T 5 165 P R L G R Y N L N 5 177 A Q Q A C L D Q D 5 182 L D Q D A V I A S 5 197 A W R G G L D W C 5 200 G G L D W C N A G 5 214 S V Q Y P I T K P 5 224 E P C G G Q N T V 5 275 A V Q A C L N D G 5 280 L N D G A Q I A K 5 281 N D G A Q I A K V 5 282 D G A Q I A K V G 5 294 A A W K I L G Y D 5 314 V R Y P I S R P R 5 319 S R P R R R C S P 5 330 A A V R F V G F P 5 5 L L L V L I S I C 4 7 L V L I S I C W A 4 17 H L S D N Y T L D 4 18 L S D N Y T L D H 4 28 R A I H I Q A E N 4 29 A I H I Q A E N G 4 30 I H I Q A E N G P 4 36 N G P H L L V E A 4 37 G P H L L V E A E 4 47 A K V F S H R G G 4 48 K V F S H R G G N 4 52 H R G G N V T L P 4 57 V T L P C K F Y R 4 61 C K F Y R D P T A 4 68 T A F G S G I H K 4 91 E V D V F V S M G 4 107 G Y Q G R V F L K 4 108 Y Q G R V F L K G 4 120 S D A S L V I T D 4 143 E G L E D D T V V 4 144 G L E D D T V V V 4 160 V F P Y F P R L G 4 169 R Y N L N F H E A 4 170 Y N L N F H E A Q 4 172 L N F H E A Q Q A 4 207 A G W L S D G S V 4 219 I T K P R E P C G 4 222 P R E P C G G Q N 4 231 T V P G V R N Y G 4 259 G R F Y Y L I H P 4 260 R F Y Y L I H P T 4 268 T K L T Y D E A V 4 270 L T Y D E A V Q A 4 271 T Y D E A V Q A C 4 277 Q A C L N D G A Q 4 296 W K I L G Y D R C 4 297 K I L G Y D R C D 4 299 L G Y D R C D A G 4 303 R C D A G W L A D 4 306 A G W L A D G S V 4 309 L A D G S V R Y P 4 313 S V R Y P I S R P 4 317 P I S R P R R R C 4 325 C S P T E A A V R 4 11 S I C W A D H L S 3 26 H D R A I H I Q A 3 39 H L L V E A E Q A 3 43 E A E Q A K V F S 3 45 E Q A K V F S H R 3 50 F S H R G G N V T 3 53 R G G N V T L P C 3 65 R D P T A F G S G 3 82 T K L T S D Y L K 3 83 K L T S D Y L K E 3 86 S D Y L K E V D V 3 95 F V S M G Y H K K 3 109 Q G R V F L K G G 3 111 R V F L K G G S D 3 115 K G G S D S D A S 3 117 G S D S D A S L V 3 119 D S D A S L V I T 3 125 V I T D L T L E D 3 138 K C E V I E G L E 3 152 V A L D L Q G V V 3 154 L D L Q G V V F P 3 163 Y F P R L G R Y N 3 167 L G R Y N L N F H 3 173 N F H E A Q Q A C 3 176 E A Q Q A C L D Q 3 179 Q A C L D Q D A V 3 181 C L D Q D A V I A 3 210 L S D G S V Q Y P 3 213 G S V Q Y P I T K 3 220 T K P R E P C G G 3 226 C G G Q N T V P G 3 228 G Q N T V P G V R 3 237 N Y G F W D K D K 3 238 Y G F W D K D K S 3 239 G F W D K D K S R 3 244 D K S R Y D V F C 3 246 S R Y D V F C F T 3 251 F C F T S N F N G 3 252 C F T S N F N G R 3 261 F Y Y L I H P T K 3 265 I H P T K L T Y D 3 274 E A V Q A C L N D 3 295 A W K I L G Y D R 3 312 G S V R Y P I S R 3 323 R R C S P T E A A 3 331 A V R F V G F P D 3 332 V R F V G F P D K 3 333 R F V G F P D K K 3 334 F V G F P D K K H 3 341 K H K L Y G V Y C 3 13 C W A D H L S D N 2 19 S D N Y T L D H D 2 20 D N Y T L D H D R 2 21 N Y T L D H D R A 2 23 T L D H D R A I H 2 38 P H L L V E A E Q 2 40 L L V E A E Q A K 2 49 V F S H R G G N V 2 58 T L P C K F Y R D 2 63 F Y R D P T A F G 2 78 R I K W T K L T S 2 79 I K W T K L T S D 2 85 T S D Y L K E V D 2 89 L K E V D V F V S 2 93 D V F V S M G Y H 2 102 K K T Y G G Y Q G 2 103 K T Y G G Y Q G R 2 127 T D L T L E D Y G 2 130 T L E D Y G R Y K 2 136 R Y K C E V I E G 2 147 D D T V V V A L D 2 149 T V V V A L D L Q 2 150 V V V A L D L Q G 2 151 V V A L D L Q G V 2 161 F P Y F P R L G R 2 171 N L N F H E A Q Q 2 184 Q D A V I A S F D 2 188 I A S F D Q L Y D 2 192 D Q L Y D A W R G 2 193 Q L Y D A W R G G 2 195 Y D A W R G G L D 2 203 D W C N A G W L S 2 205 C N A G W L S D G 2 208 G W L S D G S V Q 2 225 P C G G Q N T V P 2 227 G G Q N T V P G V 2 236 R N Y G F W D K D 2 241 W D K D K S R Y D 2 242 D K D K S R Y D V 2 247 R Y D V F C F T S 2 258 N G R F Y Y L I H 2 269 K L T Y D E A V Q 2 279 C L N D G A Q I A 2 292 I F A A W K I L G 2 302 D R C D A G W L A 2 304 C D A G W L A D G 2 307 G W L A D G S V R 2 311 D G S V R Y P I S 2 315 R Y P I S R P R R 2 320 R P R R R C S P T 2 321 P R R R C S P T E 2 327 P T E A A V R F V 2 343 K L Y G V Y C F R 2 9 L I S I C W A D H 1 12 I C W A D H L S D 1 41 L V E A E Q A K V 1 46 Q A K V F S H R G 1 54 G G N V T L P C K 1 59 L P C K F Y R D P 1 60 P C K F Y R D P T 1 88 Y L K E V D V F V 1 99 G Y H K K T Y G G 1 101 H K K T Y G G Y Q 1 104 T Y G G Y Q G R V 1 112 V F L K G G S D S 1 113 F L K G G S D S D 1 114 L K G G S D S D A 1 128 D L T L E D Y G R 1 133 D Y G R Y K C E V 1 135 G R Y K C E V I E 1 141 V I E G L E D D T 1 157 Q G V V F P Y F P 1 168 G R Y N L N F H E 1 191 F D Q L Y D A W R 1 198 W R G G L D W C N 1 199 R G G L D W C N A 1 204 W C N A G W L S D 1 206 N A G W L S D G S 1 212 D G S V Q Y P I T 1 216 Q Y P I T K P R E 1 218 P I T K P R E P C 1 221 K P R E P C G G Q 1 229 Q N T V P G V R N 1 234 G V R N Y G F W D 1 235 V R N Y G F W D K 1 248 Y D V F C F T S N 1 250 V F C F T S N F N 1 266 H P T K L T Y D E 1 267 P T K L T Y D E A 1 283 G A Q I A K V G Q 1 286 I A K V G Q I F A 1 289 V G Q I F A A W K 1 298 I L G Y D R C D A 1 305 D A G W L A D G S 1 322 R R R C S P T E A 1 338 P D K K H K L Y G 1 339 D K K H K L Y G V 1 346 G V Y C F R A Y N 1 151P3D4 v.2: HLA Peptide Scoring Results B*4402 9-mers SYFPEITHI 209 A E K N M K K K I 25 Portion of 362 V E N G R P A D L 23 SEQ ID 158 S E A Y K K V C L 22 NO: 5; 192 A E I H Y R K N K 19 each start 283 A W L P L R T P W 18 position 99 E G I N I S G S F 17 is 185 E E K R K E K A E 17 specified, 371 A G S G Y C G A L 17 the length 51 A K D F G H V Q F 16 of peptide 80 E K Q R K D K V L 16 is 9 123 N T N P S R R P Y 16 amino 226 G G S P R G L G F 16 acids, the 378 A L W K A I E S L 16 end 387 E E G L G G K Q K 16 position 66 A Y S N D G E H W 15 for each 104 S G S F C R N K L 15 peptide is 106 S F C R N K L K Y 15 the start 125 N P S R R P Y H F 15 position 133 F Q V P S R I F W 15 plus eight 167 S G A P H E V G W 15 189 K E K A E I H Y R 15 212 N M K K K I D K Y 15 234 F I F K T I A P L 15 262 S S A H R P P A L 15 279 A S P A A W L P L 15 400 K A E N G P H L L 15 1 M L E H T T K T F 14 3 E H T T K T F P L 14 6 T K T F P L R A L 14 30 K Q D K K V D L L 14 98 C E G I N I S G S 14 107 F C R N K L K Y L 14 109 R N K L K Y L A F 14 169 A P H E V G W K Y 14 194 I H Y R K N K Q L 14 221 T E S P G G G S P 14 296 S C P T S S S T Y 14 308 S P Y G P R N P L 14 8 T F P L R A L H I 13 18 V E S I R D H S G 13 46 I I T Q G A K D F 13 57 V Q F V G S Y K L 13 59 F V G S Y K L A Y 13 81 K Q R K D K V L L 13 110 N K L K Y L A F L 13 176 K Y Q A V T A T L 13 224 P G G G S P R G L 13 231 G L G F I F K T I 13 276 V P A A S P A A W 13 302 S T Y D S L S P Y 13 355 S E N N S W Y V E 13 382 A I E S L E E G L 13 383 I E S L E E G L G 13 13 A L H I V V E S I 12 29 M K Q D K K V D L 12 69 N D G E H W T V Y 12 71 G E H W T V Y Q D 12 79 D E K Q R K D K V 12 153 P Q G H A S E A Y 12 171 H E V G W K Y Q A 12 184 L E E K R K E K A 12 228 S P R G L G F I F 12 336 C Q G Q K H N V L 12 352 K P K S E N N S W 12 353 P K S E N N S W Y 12 367 P A D L A G S G Y 12 375 Y C G A L W K A I 12 386 L E E G L G G K Q 12 397 K E R K A E N G P 12 2 L E H T T K T F P 11 38 L V P T K V T G I 11 55 G H V Q F V G S Y 11 93 A V V V S C E G I 11 131 Y H F Q V P S R I 11 132 H F Q V P S R I F 11 188 R K E K A E I H Y 11 197 R K N K Q L M R L 11 227 G S P R G L G F I 11 242 L A A T R A T R I 11 277 P A A S P A A W L 11 299 T S S S T Y D S L 11 321 H S P S G G G G L 11 372 G S G Y C G A L W 11 399 R K A E N G P H L 11 95 V V S C E G I N I 10 143 Q E K A D G G S C 10 186 E K R K E K A E I 10 39 V P T K V T G I I 9 272 A R A P V P A A S 9 278 A A S P A A W L P 9 7 K T F P L R A L H 8 86 K V L L G R K A V 8 240 A P L A A T R A T 8 264 A H R P P A L S A 8 314 N P L P N P R H S 8 42 K V T G I I T Q G 7 150 S C C P Q G H A S 7 233 G F I F K T I A P 7 237 K T I A P L A A T 7 265 H R P P A L S A R 7 269 A L S A R A P V P 7 274 A P V P A A S P A 7 282 A A W L P L R T P 7 364 N G R P A D L A G 7 11 L R A L H I V V E 6 19 E S I R D H S G Q 6 41 T K V T G I I T Q 6 105 G S F C R N K L K 6 157 A S E A Y K K V C 6 182 A T L E E K R K E 6 230 R G L G F I F K T 6 243 A A T R A T R I G 6 324 S G G G G L K K P 6 346 R G K P Q R K P K 6 394 Q K D K E R K A E 6 34 K V D L L V P T K 5 36 D L L V P T K V T 5 37 L L V P T K V T G 5 44 T G I I T Q G A K 5 45 G I I T Q G A K D 5 52 K D F G H V Q F V 5 113 K Y L A F L H K R 5 116 A F L H K R M N T 5 127 S R R P Y H F Q V 5 134 Q V P S R I F W R 5 137 S R I F W R Q E K 5 139 I F W R Q E K A D 5 193 E I H Y R K N K Q 5 199 N K Q L M R L Q K 5 200 K Q L M R L Q K Q 5 201 Q L M R L Q K Q A 5 215 K K I D K Y T E S 5 238 T I A P L A A T R 5 244 A T R A T R I G H 5 245 T R A T R I G H P 5 248 T R I G H P G G R 5 250 I G H P G G R T P 5 253 P G G R T P R A G 5 255 G R T P R A G S S 5 260 A G S S A H R P P 5 267 P P A L S A R A P 5 287 L R T P W T R P S 5 306 S L S P Y G P R N 5 309 P Y G P R N P L P 5 310 Y G P R N P L P N 5 312 P R N P L P N P R 5 329 L K K P A R H C Q 5 338 G Q K H N V L A R 5 342 N V L A R G K P Q 5 345 A R G K P Q R K P 5 348 K P Q R K P K S E 5 363 E N G R P A D L A 5 381 K A I E S L E E G 5 388 E G L G G K Q K D 5 9 F P L R A L H I V 4 12 R A L H I V V E S 4 16 I V V E S I R D H 4 27 Q K M K Q D K K V 4 28 K M K Q D K K V D 4 33 K K V D L L V P T 4 35 V D L L V P T K V 4 58 Q F V G S Y K L A 4 68 S N D G E H W T V 4 82 Q R K D K V L L G 4 87 V L L G R K A V V 4 88 L L G R K A V V V 4 96 V S C E G I N I S 4 97 S C E G I N I S G 4 102 N I S G S F C R N 4 115 L A F L H K R M N 4 135 V P S R I F W R Q 4 138 R I F W R Q E K A 4 146 A D G G S C C P Q 4 156 H A S E A Y K K V 4 159 E A Y K K V C L S 4 160 A Y K K V C L S G 4 165 C L S G A P H E V 4 172 E V G W K Y Q A V 4 179 A V T A T L E E K 4 208 Q A E K N M K K K 4 210 E K N M K K K I D 4 222 E S P G G G S P R 4 235 I F K T I A P L A 4 236 F K T I A P L A A 4 263 S A H R P P A L S 4 271 S A R A P V P A A 4 284 W L P L R T P W T 4 285 L P L R T P W T R 4 295 S S C P T S S S T 4 300 S S S T Y D S L S 4 315 P L P N P R H S P 4 316 L P N P R H S P S 4 320 R H S P S G G G G 4 322 S P S G G G G L K 4 330 K K P A R H C Q G 4 333 A R H C Q G Q K H 4 361 Y V E N G R P A D 4 368 A D L A G S G Y C 4 384 E S L E E G L G G 4 393 K Q K D K E R K A 4 5 T T K T F P L R A 3 14 L H I V V E S I R 3 20 S I R D H S G Q K 3 23 D H S G Q K M K Q 3 24 H S G Q K M K Q D 3 32 D K K V D L L V P 3 50 G A K D F G H V Q 3 7 E H W T V Y Q D E 3 75 T V Y Q D E K Q R 3 77 Y Q D E K Q R K D 3 78 Q D E K Q R K D K 3 83 R K D K V L L G R 3 85 D K V L L G R K A 3 89 L G R K A V V V S 3 101 I N I S G S F C R 3 111 K L K Y L A F L H 3 112 L K Y L A F L H K 3 117 F L H K R M N T N 3 119 H K R M N T N P S 3 120 K R M N T N P S R 3 121 R M N T N P S R R 3 124 T N P S R R P Y H 3 128 R R P Y H F Q V P 3 144 E K A D G G S C C 3 145 K A D G G S C C P 3 162 K K V C L S G A P 3 174 G W K Y Q A V T A 3 175 W K Y Q A V T A T 3 178 Q A V T A T L E E 3 181 T A T L E E K R K 3 183 T L E E K R K E K 3 190 E K A E I H Y R K 3 191 K A E I H Y R K N 3 198 K N K Q L M R L Q 3 202 L M R L Q K Q A E 3 211 K N M K K K I D K 3 213 M K K K I D K Y T 3 216 K I D K Y T E S P 3 229 P R G L G F I F K 3 239 I A P L A A T R A 3 246 R A T R I G H P G 3 247 A T R I G H P G G 3 251 G H P G G R T P R 3 252 H P G G R T P R A 3 270 L S A R A P V P A 3 275 P V P A A S P A A 3 280 S P A A W L P L R 3 289 T P W T R P S S C 3 291 W T R P S S C P T 3 304 Y D S L S P Y G P 3 307 L S P Y G P R N P 3 323 P S G G G G L K K 3 325 G G G G L K K P A 3 326 G G G L K K P A R 3 340 K H N V L A R G K 3 341 H N V L A R G K P 3 347 G K P Q R K P K S 3 350 Q R K P K S E N N 3 354 K S E N N S W Y V 3 356 E N N S W Y V E N 3 357 N N S W Y V E N G 3 373 S G Y C G A L W K 3 374 G Y C G A L W K A 3 377 G A L W K A I E S 3 389 G L G G K Q K D K 3 4 H T T K T F P L R 2 10 P L R A L H I V V 2 17 V V E S I R D H S 2 21 I R D H S G Q K M 2 22 R D H S G Q K M K 2 31 Q D K K V D L L V 2 43 V T G I I T Q G A 2 54 F G H V Q F V G S 2 60 V G S Y K L A Y S 2 62 S Y K L A Y S N D 2 63 Y K L A Y S N D G 2 67 Y S N D G E H W T 2 70 D G E H W T V Y Q 2 84 K D K V L L G R K 2 90 G R K A V V V S C 2 114 Y L A F L H K R M 2 122 M N T N P S R R P 2 126 P S R R P Y H F Q 2 136 P S R I F W R Q E 2 148 G G S C C P Q G H 2 152 C P Q G H A S E A 2 155 G H A S E A Y K K 2 163 K V C L S G A P H 2 164 V C L S G A P H E 2 168 G A P H E V G W K 2 170 P H E V G W K Y Q 2 177 Y Q A V T A T L E 2 180 V T A T L E E K R 2 187 K R K E K A E I H 2 195 H Y R K N K Q L M 2 196 Y R K N K Q L M R 2 204 R L Q K Q A E K N 2 205 L Q K Q A E K N M 2 207 K Q A E K N M K K 2 214 K K K I D K Y T E 2 219 K Y T E S P G G G 2 223 S P G G G S P R G 2 225 G G G S P R G L G 2 232 L G F I F K T I A 2 241 P L A A T R A T R 2 254 G G R T P R A G S 2 256 R T P R A G S S A 2 257 T P R A G S S A H 2 259 R A G S S A H R P 2 261 G S S A H R P P A 2 268 P A L S A R A P V 2 273 R A P V P A A S P 2 281 P A A W L P L R T 2 288 R T P W T R P S S 2 292 T R P S S C P T S 2 293 R P S S C P T S S 2 294 P S S C P T S S S 2 298 P T S S S T Y D S 2 301 S S T Y D S L S P 2 311 G P R N P L P N P 2 313 R N P L P N P R H 2 317 P N P R H S P S G 2 318 N P R H S P S G G 2 327 G G L K K P A R H 2 328 G L K K P A R H C 2 331 K P A R H C Q G Q 2 334 R H C Q G Q K H N 2 335 H C Q G Q K H N V 2 337 Q G Q K H N V L A 2 339 Q K H N V L A R G 2 343 V L A R G K P Q R 2 344 L A R G K P Q R K 2 351 R K P K S E N N S 2 358 N S W Y V E N G R 2 360 W Y V E N G R P A 2 365 G R P A D L A G S 2 366 R P A D L A G S G 2 379 L W K A I E S L E 2 385 S L E E G L G G K 2 391 G G K Q K D K E R 2 395 K D K E R K A E N 2 396 D K E R K A E N G 2 398 E R K A E N G P H 2 15 H I V V E S I R D 1 25 S G Q K M K Q D K 1 26 G Q K M K Q D K K 1 40 P T K V T G I I T 1 47 I T Q G A K D F G 1 49 Q G A K D F G H V 1 53 D F G H V Q F V G 1 61 G S Y K L A Y S N 1 64 K L A Y S N D G E 1 65 L A Y S N D G E H 1 74 W T V Y Q D E K Q 1 76 V Y Q D E K Q R K 1 91 R K A V V V S C E 1 92 K A V V V S C E G 1 103 I S G S F C R N K 1 108 C R N K L K Y L A 1 118 L H K R M N T N P 1 129 R P Y H F Q V P S 1 130 P Y H F Q V P S R 1 141 W R Q E K A D G G 1 147 D G G S C C P Q G 1 151 C C P Q G H A S E 1 161 Y K K V C L S G A 1 166 L S G A P H E V G 1 173 V G W K Y Q A V T 1 203 M R L Q K Q A E K 1 206 Q K Q A E K N M K 1 218 D K Y T E S P G G 1 258 P R A G S S A H R 1 266 R P P A L S A R A 1 286 P L R T P W T R P 1 290 P W T R P S S C P 1 303 T Y D S L S P Y G 1 305 D S L S P Y G P R 1 332 P A R H C Q G Q K 1 359 S W Y V E N G R P 1 369 D L A G S G Y C G 1 376 C G A L W K A I E 1 380 W K A I E S L E E 1 390 L G G K Q K D K E 1

TABLE XXXIV SEQ. ID Pos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 score NO. 151P3D4 v.1: HLA Peptide Scoring Results B*5101 9-mers SYFPEITHI 66 D P T A F G S G I 25 Portion 152 V A L D L Q G V V 25 of SEQ 121 D A S L V I T D L 24 ID NO: 134 Y G R Y K C E V I 22 3; each 143 E G L E D D T V V 22 start 224 E P C G G Q N T V 22 position 4 L L L L V L I S I 18 is 179 Q A C L D Q D A V 18 specified, 33 Q A E N G P H L L 17 the length 106 G G Y Q G R V F L 17 of 164 F P R L G R Y N L 17 peptide is 227 G G Q N T V P G V 17 9 amino 309 L A D G S V R Y P 17 acids, the 22 Y T L D H D R A I 16 end 24 L D H D R A I H I 16 position 68 T A F G S G I H K 16 for each 161 F P Y F P R L G R 16 peptide is 180 A C L D Q D A V I 16 the start 196 D A W R G G L D W 16 position 207 A G W L S D G S V 16 plus eight 217 Y P I T K P R E P 16 16 D H L S D N Y T L 15 88 Y L K E V D V F V 15 118 S D S D A S L V I 15 282 D G A Q I A K V G 15 305 D A G W L A D G S 15 306 A G W L A D G S V 15 316 Y P I S R P R R R 15 326 S P T E A A V R F 15 2 K S L L L L V L I 14 59 L P C K F Y R D P 14 84 L T S D Y L K E V 14 86 S D Y L K E V D V 14 116 G G S D S D A S L 14 148 D T V V V A L D L 14 185 D A V I A S F D Q 14 242 D K D K S R Y D V 14 262 Y Y L I H P T K L 14 284 A Q I A K V G Q I 14 293 F A A W K I L G Y 14 337 F P D K K H K L Y 14 339 D K K H K L Y G V 14 41 L V E A E Q A K V 13 69 A F G S G I H K I 13 98 M G Y H K K T Y G 13 133 D Y G R Y K C E V 13 137 Y K C E V I E G L 13 144 G L E D D T V V V 13 188 I A S F D Q L Y D 13 268 T K L T Y D E A V 13 281 N D G A Q I A K V 13 286 I A K V G Q I F A 13 290 G Q I F A A W K I 13 294 A A W K I L G Y D 13 299 L G Y D R C D A G 13 1 M K S L L L L V L 12 37 G P H L L V E A E 12 71 G S G I H K I R I 12 87 D Y L K E V D V F 12 104 T Y G G Y Q G R V 12 105 Y G G Y Q G R V F 12 142 I E G L E D D T V 12 146 E D D T V V V A L 12 211 S D G S V Q Y P I 12 221 K P R E P C G G Q 12 232 V P G V R N Y G F 12 278 A C L N D G A Q I 12 310 A D G S V R Y P I 12 327 P T E A A V R F V 12 329 E A A V R F V G F 12 330 A A V R F V G F P 12 32 I Q A E N G P H L 11 43 E A E Q A K V F S 11 46 Q A K V F S H R G 11 51 S H R G G N V T L 11 159 V V F P Y F P R L 11 176 E A Q Q A C L D Q 11 206 N A G W L S D G S 11 238 Y G F W D K D K S 11 257 F N G R F Y Y L I 11 266 H P T K L T Y D E 11 272 Y D E A V Q A C L 11 274 E A V Q A C L N D 11 283 G A Q I A K V G Q 11 336 G F P D K K H K L 11 10 I S I C W A D H L 10 14 W A D H L S D N Y 10 28 R A I H I Q A E N 10 34 A E N G P H L L V 10 36 N G P H L L V E A 10 76 K I R I K W T K L 10 123 S L V I T D L T L 10 145 L E D D T V V V A 10 151 V V A L D L Q G V 10 167 L G R Y N L N F H 10 200 G G L D W C N A G 10 202 L D W C N A G W L 10 212 D G S V Q Y P I T 10 277 Q A C L N D G A Q 10 311 D G S V R Y P I S 10 320 R P R R R C S P T 10 335 V G F P D K K H K 10 345 Y G V Y C F R A Y 10 20 D N Y T L D H D R 9 49 V F S H R G G N V 9 53 R G G N V T L P C 9 70 F G S G I H K I R 9 72 S G I H K I R I K 9 117 G S D S D A S L V 9 155 D L Q G V V F P Y 9 186 A V I A S F D Q L 9 194 L Y D A W R G G L 9 256 N F N G R F Y Y L 9 258 N G R F Y Y L I H 9 270 L T Y D E A V Q A 9 291 Q I F A A W K I L 9 301 Y D R C D A G W L 9 324 R C S P T E A A V 9 42 V E A E Q A K V F 8 54 G G N V T L P C K 8 108 Y Q G R V F L K G 8 109 Q G R V F L K G G 8 119 D S D A S L V I T 8 147 D D T V V V A L D 8 174 F H E A Q Q A C L 8 183 D Q D A V I A S F 8 192 D Q L Y D A W R G 8 246 S R Y D V F C F T 8 289 V G Q I F A A W K 8 79 I K W T K L T S D 7 81 W T K L T S D Y L 7 89 L K E V D V F V S 7 129 L T L E D Y G R Y 7 154 L D L Q G V V F P 7 157 Q G V V F P Y F P 7 226 C G G Q N T V P G 7 228 G Q N T V P G V R 7 236 R N Y G F W D K D 7 261 F Y Y L I H P T K 7 265 I H P T K L T Y D 7 328 T E A A V R F V G 7 343 K L Y G V Y C F R 7 7 L V L I S I C W A 6 62 K F Y R D P T A F 6 93 D V F V S M G Y H 6 96 V S M G Y H K K T 6 115 K G G S D S D A S 6 132 E D Y G R Y K C E 6 135 G R Y K C E V I E 6 168 G R Y N L N F H E 6 182 L D Q D A V I A S 6 193 Q L Y D A W R G G 6 199 R G G L D W C N A 6 210 L S D G S V Q Y P 6 215 V Q Y P I T K P R 6 225 P C G G Q N T V P 6 231 T V P G V R N Y G 6 233 P G V R N Y G F W 6 244 D K S R Y D V F C 6 264 L I H P T K L T Y 6 307 G W L A D G S V R 6 314 V R Y P I S R P R 6 325 C S P T E A A V R 6 3 S L L L L V L I S 5 5 L L L V L I S I C 5 12 I C W A D H L S D 5 25 D H D R A I H I Q 5 27 D R A I H I Q A E 5 35 E N G P H L L V E 5 45 E Q A K V F S H R 5 50 F S H R G G N V T 5 58 T L P C K F Y R D 5 82 T K L T S D Y L K 5 90 K E V D V F V S M 5 103 K T Y G G Y Q G R 5 120 S D A S L V I T D 5 124 L V I T D L T L E 5 156 L Q G V V F P Y F 5 208 G W L S D G S V Q 5 213 G S V Q Y P I T K 5 249 D V F C F T S N F 5 251 F C F T S N F N G 5 259 G R F Y Y L I H P 5 260 R F Y Y L I H P T 5 271 T Y D E A V Q A C 5 273 D E A V Q A C L N 5 297 K I L G Y D R C D 5 302 D R C D A G W L A 5 18 L S D N Y T L D H 4 38 P H L L V E A E Q 4 40 L L V E A E Q A K 4 44 A E Q A K V F S H 4 52 H R G G N V T L P 4 55 G N V T L P C K F 4 64 Y R D P T A F G S 4 73 G I H K I R I K W 4 74 I H K I R I K W T 4 77 I R I K W T K L T 4 78 R I K W T K L T S 4 85 T S D Y L K E V D 4 100 Y H K K T Y G G Y 4 112 V F L K G G S D S 4 114 L K G G S D S D A 4 126 I T D L T L E D Y 4 127 T D L T L E D Y G 4 128 D L T L E D Y G R 4 130 T L E D Y G R Y K 4 131 L E D Y G R Y K C 4 153 A L D L Q G V V F 4 160 V F P Y F P R L G 4 163 Y F P R L G R Y N 4 165 P R L G R Y N L N 4 170 Y N L N F H E A Q 4 172 L N F H E A Q Q A 4 203 D W C N A G W L S 4 214 S V Q Y P I T K P 4 230 N T V P G V R N Y 4 239 G F W D K D K S R 4 248 Y D V F C F T S N 4 280 L N D G A Q I A K 4 292 I F A A W K I L G 4 333 R F V G F P D K K 4 334 F V G F P D K K H 4 340 K K H K L Y G V Y 4 342 H K L Y G V Y C F 4 344 L Y G V Y C F R A 4 346 G V Y C F R A Y N 4 6 L L V L I S I C W 3 19 S D N Y T L D H D 3 30 I H I Q A E N G P 3 39 H L L V E A E Q A 3 57 V T L P C K F Y R 3 61 C K F Y R D P T A 3 65 R D P T A F G S G 3 83 K L T S D Y L K E 3 92 V D V F V S M G Y 3 94 V F V S M G Y H K 3 95 F V S M G Y H K K 3 97 S M G Y H K K T Y 3 107 G Y Q G R V F L K 3 125 V I T D L T L E D 3 136 R Y K C E V I E G 3 140 E V I E G L E D D 3 150 V V V A L D L Q G 3 162 P Y F P R L G R Y 3 166 R L G R Y N L N F 3 173 N F H E A Q Q A C 3 189 A S F D Q L Y D A 3 216 Q Y P I T K P R E 3 220 T K P R E P C G G 3 240 F W D K D K S R Y 3 241 W D K D K S R Y D 3 243 K D K S R Y D V F 3 250 V F C F T S N F N 3 253 F T S N F N G R F 3 263 Y L I H P T K L T 3 269 K L T Y D E A V Q 3 275 A V Q A C L N D G 3 285 Q I A K V G Q I F 3 308 W L A D G S V R Y 3 312 G S V R Y P I S R 3 315 R Y P I S R P R R 3 318 I S R P R R R C S 3 322 R R R C S P T E A 3 332 V R F V S F P D K 3 9 L I S I C W A D H 2 13 C W A D H L S D N 2 15 A D H L S D N Y T 2 17 H L S D N Y T L D 2 21 N Y T L D H D R A 2 26 H D R A I H I Q A 2 31 H I Q A E N G P H 2 47 A K V F S H R G G 2 56 N V T L P C K F Y 2 63 F Y R D P T A F G 2 75 H K I R I K W T K 2 91 E V D V F V S M G 2 99 G Y H K K T Y G G 2 101 H K K T Y G G Y Q 2 111 R V F L K G G S D 2 113 F L K G G S D S D 2 122 A S L V I T D L T 2 141 V I E G L E D D T 2 149 T V V V A L D L Q 2 177 A Q Q A C L D Q D 2 181 C L D Q D A V I A 2 191 F D Q L Y D A W R 2 195 Y D A W R G G L D 2 197 A W R G G L D W C 2 204 W C N A G W L S D 2 205 C N A G W L S D G 2 209 W L S D G S V Q Y 2 219 I T K P R E P C G 2 229 Q N T V P G V R N 2 235 V R N Y G F W D K 2 237 N Y G F W D K D K 2 245 K S R Y D V F C F 2 247 R Y D V F C F T S 2 252 C F T S N F N G R 2 254 T S N F N G R F Y 2 276 V Q A C L N D G A 2 279 C L N D G A Q I A 2 287 A K V G Q I F A A 2 298 I L G Y D R C D A 2 303 R C D A G W L A D 2 304 C D A G W L A D G 2 313 S V R Y P I S R P 2 317 P I S R P R R R C 2 Portion 321 P R R R C S P T E 2 of SEQ 331 A V R F V G F P D 2 ID NO: 338 P D K K H K L Y G 2 3; each 341 K H K L Y G V Y C 2 start 8 V L I S I C W A D 1 position 23 T L D H D R A I H 1 is 29 A I H I Q A E N G 1 specified, 48 K V F S H R G G N 1 the length 60 P C K F Y R D P T 1 of 80 K W T K L T S D Y 1 peptide is 139 C E V I E G L E D 1 9 amino 169 R Y N L N F H E A 1 acids, the 171 N L N F H E A Q Q 1 end 175 H E A Q Q A C L D 1 position 184 Q D A V I A S F D 1 for each 187 V I A S F D Q L Y 1 peptide is 198 W R G G L D W C N 1 the start 201 G L D W C N A G W 1 position 218 P I T K P R E P C 1 plus eight 223 R E P C G G Q N T 1 234 G V R N Y G F W D 1 255 S N F N G R F Y Y 1 267 P T K L T Y D E A 1 288 K V G Q I F A A W 1 296 W K I L G Y D R C 1 319 S R P R R R C S P 1 151P3D4 v.2: HLA Peptide Scoring Results B*5101 9-mers SYFPEITHI 242 L A A T R A T R I 26 Portion of 39 V P T K V T G I I 24 SEQ ID 156 H A S E A Y K K V 23 NO: 5; 9 F P L R A L H I V 22 each start 308 S P Y G P R N P L 22 position 268 P A L S A R A P V 20 is 38 L V P T K V T G I 18 specified, 159 E A Y K K V C L S 18 the length 285 L P L R T P W T R 18 of peptide 35 V D L L V P T K V 17 is 9 49 Q G A K D F G H V 17 amino 131 Y H F Q V P S R I 17 acids, the 277 P A A S P A A W L 17 end 400 K A E N G P H L L 17 position 65 L A Y S N D G E H 16 for each 88 L L G R K A V V V 16 peptide is 169 A P H E V G W K Y 16 the start 224 P G G G S P R G L 16 position 239 I A P L A A T R A 16 plus eight 314 N P L P N P R H S 16 344 L A R G K P Q R K 16 8 T F P L R A L H I 15 12 R A L H I V V E S 15 87 V L L G R K A V V 15 89 L G R K A V V V S 15 104 S G S F C R N K L 15 129 R P Y H F Q V P S 15 194 I H Y R K N K Q L 15 282 A A W L P L R T P 15 377 G A L W K A I E S 15 13 A L H I V V E S I 14 50 G A K D F G H V Q 14 79 D E K Q R K D K V 14 115 L A F L H K R M N 14 208 Q A E K N M K K K 14 209 A E K N M K K K I 14 231 G L G F I F K T I 14 240 A P L A A T R A T 14 276 V P A A S P A A W 14 289 T P W T R P S S C 14 371 A G S G Y C G A L 14 375 Y C G A L W K A I 14 381 K A I E S L E E G 14 10 P L R A L H I V V 13 125 N P S R R P Y H F 13 135 V P S R I F W R Q 13 168 G A P H E V G W K 13 173 V G W K Y Q A V T 13 181 T A T L E E K R K 13 191 K A E I H Y R K N 13 259 R A G S S A H R P 13 266 R P P A L S A R A 13 267 P P A L S A R A P 13 271 S A R A P V P A A 13 281 P A A W L P L R T 13 318 N P R H S P S G G 13 348 K P Q R K P K S E 13 27 Q K M K Q D K K V 12 31 Q D K K V D L L V 12 52 K D F G H V Q F V 12 92 K A V V V S C E G 12 95 V V S C E G I N I 12 110 N K L K Y L A F L 12 152 C P Q G H A S E A 12 178 Q A V T A T L E E 12 223 S P G G G S P R G 12 227 G S P R G L G F I 12 230 R G L G F I F K T 12 252 H P G G R T P R A 12 257 T P R A G S S A H 12 273 R A P V P A A S P 12 280 S P A A W L P L R 12 293 R P S S C P T S S 12 297 C P T S S S T Y D 12 316 L P N P R H S P S 12 327 G G L K K P A R H 12 352 K P K S E N N S W 12 366 R P A D L A G S G 12 370 L A G S G Y C G A 12 373 S G Y C G A L W K 12 68 S N D G E H W T V 11 70 D G E H W T V Y Q 11 80 E K Q R K D K V L 11 86 K V L L G R K A V 11 93 A V V V S C E G I 11 145 K A D G G S C C P 11 176 K Y Q A V T A T L 11 186 E K R K E K A E I 11 228 S P R G L G F I F 11 234 F I F K T I A P L 11 243 A A T R A T R I G 11 250 I G H P G G R T P 11 263 S A H R P P A L S 11 274 A P V P A A S P A 11 278 A A S P A A W L P 11 310 Y G P R N P L P N 11 311 G P R N P L P N P 11 322 S P S G G G G L K 11 324 S G G G G L K K P 11 336 C Q G Q K H N V L 11 388 E G L G G K Q K D 11 390 L G G K Q K D K E 11 29 M K Q D K K V D L 10 30 K Q D K K V D L L 10 36 D L L V P T K V T 10 57 V Q F V G S Y K L 10 107 F C R N K L K Y L 10 147 D G G S C C P Q G 10 165 C L S G A P H E V 10 232 L G F I F K T I A 10 246 R A T R I G H P G 10 331 K P A R H C Q G Q 10 332 P A R H C Q G Q K 10 367 P A D L A G S G Y 10 6 T K T F P L R A L 9 32 D K K V D L L V P 9 53 D F G H V Q F V G 9 54 F G H V Q F V G S 9 60 V G S Y K L A Y S 9 112 L K Y L A F L H K 9 127 S R R P Y H F Q V 9 172 E V G W K Y Q A V 9 197 R K N K Q L M R L 9 218 D K Y T E S P G G 9 253 P G G R T P R A G 9 279 A S P A A W L P L 9 335 H C Q G Q K H N V 9 337 Q G Q K H N V L A 9 362 V E N G R P A D L 9 378 A L W K A I E S L 9 399 R K A E N G P H L 9 3 E H T T K T F P L 8 25 S G Q K M K Q D K 8 44 T G I I T Q G A K 8 77 Y Q D E K Q R K D 8 81 K Q R K D K V L L 8 154 Q G H A S E A Y K 8 158 S E A Y K K V C L 8 299 T S S S T Y D S L 8 325 G G G G L K K P A 8 354 K S E N N S W Y V 8 364 N G R P A D L A G 8 391 G G K Q K D K E R 8 11 L R A L H I V V E 7 16 I V V E S I R D H 7 23 D H S G Q K M K Q 7 63 Y K L A Y S N D G 7 69 N D G E H W T V Y 7 85 D K V L L G R K A 7 148 G G S C C P Q G H 7 167 S G A P H E V G W 7 175 W K Y Q A V T A T 7 182 A T L E E K R K E 7 226 G G S P R G L G F 7 254 G G R T P R A G S 7 260 A G S S A H R P P 7 262 S S A H R P P A L 7 302 S T Y D S L S P Y 7 321 H S P S G G G G L 7 326 G G G L K K P A R 7 346 R G K P Q R K P K 7 37 L L V P T K V T G 6 41 T K V T G I I T Q 6 61 G S Y K L A Y S N 6 75 T V Y Q D E K Q R 6 90 G R K A V V V S C 6 99 E G I N I S G S F 6 113 K Y L A F L H K R 6 157 A S E A Y K K V C 6 166 L S G A P H E V G 6 207 K Q A E K N M K K 6 21 N M K K K I D K Y 6 225 G G G G P R G L G 6 305 D S L S P Y G P R 6 359 S W Y V E N G R P 6 369 D L A G S S Y C G 6 376 C G A L W K A I E 6 382 A I E S L E E G L 6 396 D K E R K A E N G 6 1 M L E H T T K T F 5 2 L E H T T K T F P 5 5 T T K T F P L R A 5 21 I R D H S G Q K M 5 82 Q R K D K V L L G 5 83 R K D K V L L G R 5 96 V S C E G I N I S 5 102 N I S G S F C R N 5 117 F L H K R M N T N 5 118 L H K R M N T N P 5 128 R R P Y H F Q V P 5 164 V C L S G A P H E 5 177 Y Q A V T A T L E 5 183 T L E E K R K E K 5 184 L E E K R K E K A 5 200 K Q L M R L Q K Q 5 269 A L S A R A P V P 5 292 T R P S S C P T S 5 296 S C P T S S S T Y 5 307 L S P Y G P R N P 5 342 N V L A R G K P Q 5 358 N S W Y V E N G R 5 384 E S L E E G L G G 5 386 L E E G L G G K Q 5 393 K Q K D K E R K A 5 14 L H I V V E S I R 4 28 K M K Q D K K V D 4 34 K V D L L V P T K 4 46 I I I Q G A K D F 4 72 E H W T V Y Q D E 4 91 R K A V V V S C E 4 114 Y L A F L H K R M 4 139 I F W R Q E K A D 4 141 W R Q E K A D G G 4 160 A Y K K V C L S G 4 174 G W K Y Q A V T A 4 180 V T A T L E E K R 4 187 K R K E K A E I H 4 196 Y R K N K Q L M R 4 203 M R L Q K Q A E K 4 204 R L Q K Q A E K N 4 219 K Y T E S P G G G 4 235 I F K T I A P L A 4 238 T I A P L A A T R 4 241 P L A A T R A T R 4 245 T R A T R I G H P 4 270 L S A R A P V P A 4 304 Y D S L S P Y G P 4 323 P S G G G G L K K 4 328 G L K K P A R H C 4 339 Q K H N V L A R G 4 345 A R G K P Q R K P 4 351 R K P K S E N N S 4 355 S E N N S W Y V E 4 357 N N S W Y V E N G 4 374 G Y C G A L W K A 4 4 H T T K T F P L R 3 26 G Q K M K Q D K K 3 33 K K V D L L V P T 3 42 K V T G I I T Q G 3 45 G I I T Q G A K D 3 47 I T Q G A K D F G 3 48 T Q G A K D F G H 3 58 Q F V G S Y K L A 3 59 F V G S Y K L A Y 3 67 Y S N D G E H W T 3 71 G E H W T V Y Q D 3 76 V Y Q D E K Q R K 3 97 S C E G I N I S G 3 103 I S G S F C R N K 3 105 G S F C R N K L K 3 106 S F C R N K L K Y 3 116 A F L H K R M N T 3 121 R M N T N P S R R 3 122 M N T N P S R R P 3 123 N T N P S R R P Y 3 133 F Q V P S R I F W 3 138 R I F W R Q E K A 3 155 G H A S E A Y K K 3 161 Y K K V C L S G A 3 179 A V T A T L E E K 3 188 R K E K A E I H Y 3 190 E K A E I H Y R K 3 193 E I H Y R K N K Q 3 199 N K Q L M R L Q K 3 205 L Q K Q A E K N M 3 211 K N M K K K I D K 3 213 M K K K I D K Y T 3 215 K K I D K Y T E S 3 217 I D K Y T E S P G 3 236 F K T I A P L A A 3 244 A T R A T R I G H 3 248 T R I G H P G G R 3 251 G H P G G R T P R 3 258 P R A G S S A H R 3 272 A R A P V P A A S 3 283 A W L P L R T P W 3 286 P L R T P W T R P 3 287 L R T P W T R P S 3 313 R N P L P N P R H 3 338 G Q K H N V L A R 3 347 G K P Q R K P K S 3 353 P K S E N N S W Y 3 360 W Y V E N G R P A 3 365 G R P A D L A G S 3 368 A D L A G S G Y C 3 379 L W K A I E S L E 3 385 S L E E G L G G K 3 389 G L G G K Q K D K 3 15 H I V V E S I R D 2 17 V V E S I R D H S 2 24 H S G Q K M K Q D 2 40 P T K V T G I I T 2 55 G H V Q F V G S Y 2 56 H V Q F V G S Y K 2 64 K L A Y S N D G E 2 74 W T V Y Q D E K Q 2 78 Q D E K Q R K D K 2 84 K D K V L L G R K 2 101 I N I S G S F C R 2 109 R N K L K Y L A F 2 120 K R M N T N P S R 2 124 T N P S R R P Y H 2 130 P Y H F Q V P S R 2 134 Q V P S R I F W R 2 146 A D G G S C C P Q 2 185 E E K R K E K A E 2 189 K E K A E I H Y R 2 192 A E I H Y R K N K 2 202 L M R L Q K Q A E 2 206 Q K Q A E K N M K 2 210 E K N M K K K I D 2 214 K K K I D K Y T E 2 216 K I D K Y T E S P 2 220 Y T E S P G G G S 2 222 E S P G G G S P R 2 229 P R G L G F I F K 2 233 G F I F K T I A P 2 237 K T I A P L A A T 2 264 A H R P P A L S A 2 265 H R P P A L S A R 2 275 P V P A A S P A A 2 288 R T P W T R P S S 2 300 S S S T Y D S L S 2 306 S L S P Y G P R N 2 312 P R N P L P N P R 2 329 L K K P A R H C Q 2 330 K K P A R H C Q G 2 333 A R H C Q G Q K H 2 334 R H C Q G Q K H N 2 340 K H N V L A R G K 2 341 H N V L A R G K P 2 361 Y V E N G R P A D 2 383 I E S L E E G L G 2 392 G K Q K D K E R K 2 394 Q K D K E R K A E 2 395 K D K E R K A E N 2 397 K E R K A E N G P 2 398 E R K A E N G P H 2 7 K T F P L R A L H 1 18 V E S I R D H S G 1 20 S I R D H S G Q K 1 22 R D H S G Q K M K 1 43 V T G I I T Q G A 1 51 A K D F G H V Q F 1 66 A Y S N D G E H W 1 73 H W T V Y Q D E K 1 94 V V V S C E G I N 1 98 C E G I N I S G S 1 100 G I N I S G S F C 1 108 C R N K L K Y L A 1 111 K L K Y L A F L H 1 119 H K R M N T N P S 1 132 H F Q V P S R I F 1 136 P S R I F W R Q E 1 140 F W R Q E K A D G 1 142 R Q E K A D G G S 1 143 Q E K A D G G S C 1 144 E K A D G G S C C 1 149 G S C C P Q G H A 1 151 C C P Q G H A S E 1 163 K V C L S G A P H 1 170 P H E V G W K Y Q 1 171 H E V G W K Y Q A 1 195 H Y R K N K Q L M 1 198 K N K Q L M R L Q 1 201 Q L M R L Q K Q A 1 221 T E S P G G G S P 1 249 R I G H P G G R T 1 255 G R T P R A G S S 1 256 R T P R A G S S A 1 261 G S S A H R P P A 1 284 W L P L R T P W T 1 291 W T R P S S C P T 1 295 S S C P T S S S T 1 298 P T S S S T Y D S 1 301 S S T Y D S L S P 1 303 T Y D S L S P Y G 1 309 P Y G P R N P L P 1 315 P L P N P R H S P 1 317 P N P R H S P S G 1 320 R H S P S G G G G 1 343 V L A R G K P Q R 1 349 P Q R K P K S E N 1 350 Q R K P K S E N N 1 356 E N N S W Y V E N 1 363 E N G R P A D L A 1 380 W K A I E S L E E 1 387 E E G L G G K Q K 1

TABLE XXXV Pos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 score SEQ. ID NO. 151P3D4 v.1: HLA Peptide Scoring Results A1 10-mers SYFPEITHI 91 E V D V F V S M G Y 25 Portion 263 Y L I H P T K L T Y 24 of SEQ 253 F T S N F N G R F Y 23 ID NO: 96 V S M G Y H K K T Y 21 3; each 117 G S D S D A S L V I 21 start 292 I F A A W K I L G Y 21 position 254 T S N F N G R F Y Y 20 is 64 Y R D P T A F G S G 19 specified, 119 D S D A S L V I T D 19 the length 33 Q A E N G P H L L V 18 of 186 A V I A S F D Q L Y 18 peptide is 327 P T E A A V R F V G 18 10 amino 344 L Y G V Y C F R A Y 18 acids, the 138 K C E V I E G L E D 17 end 336 G F P D K K H K L Y 17 position 337 F P D K K H K L Y G 17 for each 125 V I T D L T L E D Y 16 peptide is 126 I T D L T L E D Y G 16 the start 128 D L T L E D Y G R Y 16 position 154 L D L Q G V V F P Y 16 plus nine 161 F P Y F P R L G R Y 16 181 C L D Q D A V I A S 16 229 Q N T V P G V R N Y 16 339 D K K H K L Y G V Y 16 13 C W A D H L S D N Y 15 23 T L D H D R A I H I 15 55 G N V T L P C K F Y 15 79 I K W T K L T S D Y 15 99 G Y H K K T Y G G Y 15 208 G W L S D G S V Q Y 15 210 L S D G S V Q Y P I 15 222 P R E P C G G Q N T 15 239 G F W D K D K S R Y 15 307 G W L A D G S V R Y 15 18 L S D N Y T L D H D 14 25 D H D R A I H I Q A 14 57 V T L P C K F Y R D 14 85 T S D Y L K E V D V 14 130 T L E D Y G R Y K C 14 272 Y D E A V Q A C L N 14 89 L K E V D V F V S M 13 144 G L E D D T V V V A 13 146 E D D T V V V A L D 13 153 A L D L Q G V V F P 13 174 F H E A Q Q A C L D 13 194 L Y D A W R G G L D 13 247 R Y D V F C F T S N 13 280 L N D G A Q I A K V 13 107 G Y Q G R V F L K G 12 141 V I E G L E D D T V 12 190 S F D Q L Y D A W R 12 309 L A D G S V R Y P I 12 2 K S L L L L V L I S 11 41 L V E A E Q A K V F 11 43 E A E Q A K V F S H 11 67 P T A F G S G I H K 11 122 A S L V I T D L T L 11 145 L E D D T V V V A L 11 201 G L D W C N A G W L 11 230 N T V P G V R N Y G 11 240 F W D K D K S R Y D 11 242 D K D K S R Y D V F 11 14 W A D H L S D N Y T 10 131 L E D Y G R Y K C E 10 183 D Q D A V I A S F D 10 219 I T K P R E P C G G 10 271 T Y D E A V Q A C L 10 300 G Y D R C D A G W L 10 303 R C D A G W L A D G 10 22 Y T L D H D R A I H 9 34 A E N G P H L L V E 9 72 S G I H K I R I K W 9 195 Y D A W R G G L D W 9 318 I S R P R R R C S P 9 11 S I C W A D H L S D 8 81 W T K L T S D Y L K 8 82 T K L T S D Y L K E 8 148 D T V V V A L D L Q 8 160 V F P Y F P R L G R 8 165 P R L G R Y N L N F 8 3 S L L L L V L I S I 7 17 H L S D N Y T L D H 7 52 H R G G N V T L P C 7 84 L T S D Y L K E V D 7 103 K T Y G G Y Q G R V 7 129 L T L E D Y G R Y K 7 159 V V F P Y F P R L G 7 187 V I A S F D Q L Y D 7 245 K S R Y D V F C F T 7 257 F N G R F Y Y L I H 7 270 L T Y D E A V Q A C 7 335 V G F P D K K H K L 7 10 I S I C W A D H L S 6 50 F S H R G G N V T L 6 51 S H R G G N V T L P 6 70 F G S G I H K I R I 6 77 I R I K W T K L T S 6 124 L V I T D L T L E D 6 147 D D T V V V A L D L 6 149 T V V V A L D L Q G 6 175 H E A Q Q A C L D Q 6 203 D W C N A G W L S D 6 213 G S V Q Y P I T K P 6 267 P T K L T Y D E A V 6 273 D E A V Q A C L N D 6 291 Q I F A A W K I L G 6 302 D R C D A G W L A D 6 314 V R Y P I S R P R R 6 5 L L L V L I S I C W 5 88 Y L K E V D V F V S 5 123 S L V I T D L T L E 5 135 G R Y K C E V I E G 5 155 D L Q G V V F P Y F 5 162 P Y F P R L G R Y N 5 189 A S F D Q L Y D A W 5 215 V Q Y P I T K P R E 5 255 S N F N G R F Y Y L 5 279 C L N D G A Q I A K 5 287 A K V G Q I F A A W 5 301 Y D R C D A G W L A 5 324 R C S P T E A A V R 5 35 E N G P H L L V E A 4 44 A E Q A K V F S H R 4 71 G S G I H K I R I K 4 86 S D Y L K E V D V F 4 137 Y K C E V I E G L E 4 212 D G S V Q Y P I T K 4 251 F C F T S N F N G R 4 258 N G R F Y Y L I H P 4 262 Y Y L I H P T K L T 4 264 L I H P T K L T Y D 4 285 Q I A K V G Q I F A 4 311 D G S V R Y P I S R 4 312 G S V R Y P I S R P 4 325 C S P T E A A V R F 4 331 A V R F V G F P D K 4 40 L L V E A E Q A K V 3 49 V F S H R G G N V T 3 68 T A F G S G I H K I 3 94 V F V S M G Y H K K 3 95 F V S M G Y H K K T 3 100 Y H K K T Y G G Y Q 3 104 T Y G G Y Q G R V F 3 105 Y G G Y Q G R V F L 3 106 G G Y Q G R V F L K 3 113 F L K G G S D S D A 3 152 V A L D L Q G V V F 3 158 G V V F P Y F P R L 3 163 Y F P R L G R Y N L 3 164 F P R L G R Y N L N 3 168 G R Y N L N F H E A 3 185 D A V I A S F D Q L 3 202 L D W C N A G W L S 3 207 A G W L S D G S V Q 3 217 Y P I T K P R E P C 3 224 E P C G G Q N T V P 3 234 G V R N Y G F W D K 3 235 V R N Y G F W D K D 3 256 N F N G R F Y Y L I 3 261 F Y Y L I H P T K L 3 289 V G Q I F A A W K I 3 306 A G W L A D G S V R 3 316 Y P I S R P R R R C 3 326 S P T E A A V R F V 3 328 T E A A V R F V G F 3 332 V R F V G F P D K K 3 333 R F V G F P D K K H 3 345 Y G V Y C F R A Y N 3 1 M K S L L L L V L I 2 8 V L I S I C W A D H 2 15 A D H L S D N Y T L 2 16 D H L S D N Y T L D 2 19 S D N Y T L D H D R 2 32 I Q A E N G P H L L 2 47 A K V F S H R G G N 2 54 G G N V T L P C K F 2 75 H K I R I K W T K L 2 76 K I R I K W T K L T 2 90 K E V D V F V S M G 2 97 S M G Y H K K T Y G 2 108 Y Q G R V F L K G G 2 116 G G S D S D A S L V 2 118 S D S D A S L V I T 2 120 S D A S L V I T D L 2 121 D A S L V I T D L T 2 134 Y G R Y K C E V I E 2 151 V V A L D L Q G V V 2 170 Y N L N F H E A Q Q 2 193 Q L Y D A W R G G L 2 197 A W R G G L D W C N 2 209 W L S D G S V Q Y P 2 211 S D G S V Q Y P I T 2 214 S V Q Y P I T K P R 2 231 T V P G V R N Y G F 2 237 N Y G F W D K D K S 2 238 Y G F W D K D K S R 2 246 S R Y D V F C F T S 2 248 Y D V F C F T S N F 2 250 V F C F T S N F N G 2 275 A V Q A C L N D G A 2 284 A Q I A K V G Q I F 2 294 A A W K I L G Y D R 2 297 K I L G Y D R C D A 2 308 W L A D G S V R Y P 2 313 S V R Y P I S R P R 2 319 S R P R R R C S P T 2 330 A A V R F V G F P D 2 343 K L Y G V Y C F R A 2 4 L L L L V L I S I C 1 6 L L V L I S I C W A 1 29 A I H I Q A E N G P 1 30 I H I Q A E N G P H 1 31 H I Q A E N G P H L 1 36 N G P H L L V E A E 1 39 H L L V E A E Q A K 1 42 V E A E Q A K V F S 1 48 K V F S H R G G N V 1 58 T L P C K F Y R D P 1 59 L P C K F Y R D P T 1 63 F Y R D P T A F G S 1 65 R D P T A F G S G I 1 69 A F G S G I H K I R 1 83 K L T S D Y L K E V 1 92 V D V F V S M G Y H 1 93 D V F V S M G Y H K 1 101 H K K T Y G G Y Q G 1 110 G R V F L K G G S D 1 111 R V F L K G G S D S 1 112 V F L K G G S D S D 1 114 L K G G S D S D A S 1 132 E D Y G R Y K C E V 1 133 D Y G R Y K C E V I 1 142 I E G L E D D T V V 1 143 E G L E D D T V V V 1 150 V V V A L D L Q G V 1 166 R L G R Y N L N F H 1 167 L G R Y N L N F H E 1 171 N L N F H E A Q Q A 1 177 A Q Q A C L D Q D A 1 179 Q A C L D Q D A V I 1 180 A C L D Q D A V I A 1 191 F D Q L Y D A W R G 1 198 W R G G L D W C N A 1 200 G G L D W C N A G W 1 205 C N A G W L S D G S 1 221 K P R E P C G G Q N 1 225 P C G G Q N T V P G 1 226 C G G Q N T V P G V 1 227 G G Q N T V P G V R 1 228 G Q N T V P G V R N 1 232 V P G V R N Y G F W 1 233 P G V R N Y G F W D 1 236 R N Y G F W D K D K 1 241 W D K D K S R Y D V 1 244 D K S R Y D V F C F 1 252 C F T S N F N G R F 1 268 T K L T Y D E A V Q 1 269 K L T Y D E A V Q A 1 276 V Q A C L N D G A Q 1 277 Q A C L N D G A Q I 1 278 A C L N D G A Q I A 1 281 N D G A Q I A K V G 1 283 G A Q I A K V G Q I 1 293 F A A W K I L G Y D 1 295 A W K I L G Y D R C 1 298 I L G Y D R C D A G 1 304 C D A G W L A D G S 1 310 A D G S V R Y P I S 1 317 P I S R P R R R C S 1 329 E A A V R F V G F P 1 334 F V G F P D K K H K 1 340 K K H K L Y G V Y C 1 341 K H K L Y G V Y C F 1 151P3D4 v.2: HLA Peptide Scoring Results A1 10-mers SYFPEITHI 68 S N D G E H W T V Y 29 Portion 105 G S F C R N K L K Y 27 of SEQ 295 S S C P T S S S T Y 25 ID NO: 58 Q F V G S Y K L A Y 22 5; each 301 S S T Y D S L S P Y 21 start 187 K R K E K A E I H Y 19 position 220 Y T E S P G G G S P 19 is 30 K Q D K K V D L L V 18 specified, 168 G A P H E V G W K Y 18 the length 54 F G H V Q F V G S Y 17 of 211 K N M K K K I D K Y 17 peptide is 7 K T F P L R A L H I 16 10 amino 122 M N T N P S R R P Y 16 acids, the 152 C P Q G H A S E A Y 16 end 352 K P K S E N N S W Y 16 position 366 R P A D L A G S G Y 16 for each 385 S L E E G L G G K Q 16 peptide is 157 A S E A Y K K V C L 15 the start 354 K S E N N S W Y V E 15 position 77 Y Q D E K Q R K D K 13 plus nine 97 S C E G I N I S G S 13 183 T L E E K R K E K A 13 382 A I E S L E E G L G 13 4 H T T K T F P L R A 12 34 K V D L L V P T K V 12 51 A K D F G H V Q F V 12 78 Q D E K Q R K D K V 12 208 Q A E K N M K K K I 12 300 S S S T Y D S L S P 12 322 S P S G G G G L K K 12 361 Y V E N G R P A D L 12 386 L E E G L G G K Q K 12 1 M L E H T T K T F P 11 17 V V E S I R D H S G 11 21 I R D H S G Q K M K 11 70 D G E H W T V Y Q D 11 123 N T N P S R R P Y H 11 142 R Q E K A D G G S C 11 145 K A D G G S C C P Q 11 191 K A E I H Y R K N K 11 278 A A S P A A W L P L 11 40 P T K V T G I I T Q 10 83 R K D K V L L G R K 10 96 V S C E G I N I S G 10 111 K L K Y L A F L H K 10 127 S R R P Y H F Q V P 10 170 P H E V G W K Y Q A 10 184 L E E K R K E K A E 10 188 R K E K A E I H Y R 10 216 K I D K Y T E S P G 10 228 S P R G L G F I F K 10 291 W T R P S S C P T S 10 303 T Y D S L S P Y G P 10 309 P Y G P R N P L P N 10 367 P A D L A G S G Y C 10 372 G S G Y C G A L W K 10 394 Q K D K E R K A E N 10 396 D K E R K A E N G P 10 81 K Q R K D K V L L G 9 177 Y Q A V T A T L E E 8 182 A T L E E K R K E K 8 262 S S A H R P P A L S 8 263 S A H R P P A L S A 8 280 S P A A W L P L R T 8 302 S T Y D S L S P Y G 8 31 Q D K K V D L L V P 7 43 V T G I I T Q G A K 7 47 I T Q G A K D F G H 7 103 I S G S F C R N K L 7 167 S G A P H E V G W K 7 180 V T A T L E E K R K 7 195 H Y R K N K Q L M R 7 198 K N K Q L M R L Q K 7 225 G G G S P R G L G F 7 244 A T R A T R I G H P 7 247 A T R I G H P G G R 7 279 A S P A A W L P L R 7 306 S L S P Y G P R N P 7 321 H S P S G G G G L K 7 323 P S G G G G L K K P 7 337 Q G Q K H N V L A R 7 383 I E S L E E G L G G 7 5 T T K T F P L R A L 6 9 F P L R A L H I V V 6 37 L L V P T K V T G I 6 39 V P T K V T G I I T 6 67 Y S N D G E H W T V 6 74 W T V Y Q D E K Q R 6 82 Q R K D K V L L G R 6 94 V V V S C E G I N I 6 108 C R N K L K Y L A F 6 150 S C C P Q G H A S E 6 159 E A Y K K V C L S G 6 235 I F K T I A P L A A 6 237 K T I A P L A A T R 6 243 A A T R A T R I G H 6 256 R T P R A G S S A H 6 288 R T P W T R P S S C 6 298 P T S S S T Y D S L 6 299 T S S S T Y D S L S 6 308 S P Y G P R N P L P 6 346 R G K P Q R K P K S 6 363 E N G R P A D L A G 6 379 L W K A I E S L E E 6 3 E H T T K T F P L R 5 20 S I R D H S G Q K M 5 104 S G S F C R N K L M 5 132 H F Q V P S R I F W 5 133 F Q V P S R I F W R 5 136 P S R I F W R Q E K 5 149 G S C C P Q G H A S 5 158 S E A Y K K V C L S 5 221 T E S P G G G S P R 5 222 E S P G G G S P R G 5 227 G S P R G L G F I F 5 250 I G H P G G R T P R 5 255 G R T P R A G S S A 5 264 A H R P P A L S A R 5 270 L S A R A P V P A A 5 272 A R A P V P A A S P 5 274 A P V P A A S P A A 5 283 A W L P L R T P W T 5 287 L R T P W T R P S S 5 305 D S L S P Y G P R N 5 307 L S P Y G P R N P L 5 312 P R N P L P N P R H 5 314 N P L P N P R H S P 5 320 R H S P S G G G G L 5 358 N S W Y V E N G R P 5 371 A G S G Y C G A L W 5 14 L H I V V E S I R D 4 19 E S I R D H S G Q K 4 24 H S G Q K M K Q D K 4 25 S G Q K M K Q D K K 4 61 G S Y K L A Y S N D 4 87 V L L G R K A V V V 4 114 Y L A F L H K R M N 4 126 P S R R P Y H F Q V 4 137 S R I F W R Q E K A 4 166 L S G A P H E V G W 4 210 E K N M K K K I D K 4 224 P G G G S P R G L G 4 226 G G S P R G L G F I 4 230 R G L G F I F K T I 4 232 L G F I F K T I A P 4 238 T I A P L A A T R A 4 261 G S S A H R P P A L 4 265 H R P P A L S A R A 4 294 P S S C P T S S S T 4 316 L P N P R H S P S G 4 329 L K K P A R H C Q G 4 350 Q R K P K S E N N S 4 362 V E N G R P A D L A 4 364 N G R P A D L A G S 4 373 S G Y C G A L W K A 4 376 C G A L W K A I E S 4 378 A L W K A I E S L E 4 384 E S L E E G L G G K 4 389 G L G G K Q K D K E 4 6 T K T F P L R A L H 3 29 M K Q D K K V D L L 3 44 T G I I T Q G A K D 3 48 T Q G A K D F G H V 3 53 D F G H V Q F V G S 3 57 V Q F V G S Y K L A 3 63 Y K L A Y S N D G E 3 76 V Y Q D E K Q R K D 3 84 K D K V L L G R K A 3 88 L L G R K A V V V S 3 101 I N I S G S F C R N 3 107 F C R N K L K Y L A 3 117 F L H K R M N T N P 3 134 Q V P S R I F W R Q 3 165 C L S G A P H E V G 3 179 A V T A T L E E K R 3 192 A E I H Y R K N K Q 3 206 Q K Q A E K N M K K 3 223 S P G G G S P R G L 3 234 F I F K T I A P L A 3 324 S G G G G L K K P A 3 332 P A R H C Q G Q K H 3 336 C Q G Q K H N V L A 3 340 K H N V L A R G K P 3 344 L A R G K P Q R K P 3 359 S W Y V E N G R P A 3 10 P L R A L H I V V E 2 13 A L H I V V E S I R 2 22 R D H S G Q K M K Q 2 26 G Q K M K Q D K K V 2 35 V D L L V P T K V T 2 49 Q G A K D F G H V Q 2 52 K D F G H V Q F V G 2 56 H V Q F V G S Y K L 2 62 S Y K L A Y S N D G 2 73 H W T V Y Q D E K Q 2 80 E K Q R K D K V L L 2 106 S F C R N K L K Y L 2 110 N K L K Y L A F L H 2 112 L K Y L A F L H K R 2 131 Y H F Q V P S R I F 2 146 A D G G S C C P Q G 2 154 Q G H A S E A Y K K 2 155 G H A S E A Y K K V 2 161 Y K K V C L S G A P 2 176 K Y Q A V T A T L E 2 181 T A T L E E K R K E 2 190 E K A E I H Y R K N 2 194 I H Y R K N K Q L M 2 196 Y R K N K Q L M R L 2 197 R K N K Q L M R L Q 2 199 N K Q L M R L Q K Q 2 203 M R L Q K Q A E K N 2 207 K Q A E K N M K K K 2 229 P R G L G F I F K T 2 240 A P L A A T R A T R 2 248 T R I G H P G G R T 2 260 A G S S A H R P P A 2 269 A L S A R A P V P A 2 271 S A R A P V P A A S 2 277 P A A S P A A W L P 2 282 A A W L P L R T P W 2 296 S C P T S S S T Y D 2 304 Y D S L S P Y G P R 2 310 Y G P R N P L P N P 2 328 G L K K P A R H C Q 2 335 H C Q G Q K H N V L 2 343 V L A R G K P Q R K 2 345 A R G K P Q R K P K 2 355 S E N N S W Y V E N 2 368 A D L A G S G Y C G 2 369 D L A G S G Y C G A 2 375 Y C G A L W K A I E 2 387 E E G L G G K Q K D 2 39 G K Q K D K E R K A 2 399 R K A E N G P H L L 2 11 L R A L H I V V E S 1 1 R A L H I V V E S I 1 16 I V V E S I R D H S 1 18 V E S I R D H S G Q 1 23 D H S G Q K M K Q D 1 27 Q K M K Q D K K V D 1 33 K K V D L L V P T K 1 36 D L L V P T K V T G 1 42 K V T G I I T Q G A 1 55 G H V Q F V G S Y K 1 59 F V G S Y K L A Y S 1 60 V G S Y K L A Y S N 1 64 K L A Y S N D G E H 1 65 L A Y S N D G E H W 1 66 A Y S N D G E H W T 1 79 D E K Q R K D K V L 1 85 D K V L L G R K A V 1 86 K V L L G R K A V V 1 89 L G R K A V V V S C 1 90 G R K A V V V S C E 1 93 A V V V S C E G I N 1 95 V V S C E G I N I S 1 99 E G I N I S G S F C 1 102 N I S G S F C R N K 1 115 L A F L H K R M N T 1 116 A F L H K R M N T N 1 119 H K R M N T N P S R 1 129 R P Y H F Q V P S R 1 135 V P S R I F W R Q E 1 140 F W R Q E K A D G G 1 143 Q E K A D G G S C C 1 156 H A S E A Y K K V C 1 160 A Y K K V C L S G A 1 162 K K V C L S G A P H 1 164 V C L S G A P H E V 1 169 A P H E V G W K Y Q 1 171 H E V G W K Y Q A V 1 172 E V G W K Y Q A V T 1 173 V G W K Y Q A V T A 1 174 G W K Y Q A V T A T 1 193 E I H Y R K N K Q L 1 201 Q L M R L Q K Q A E 1 204 R L Q K Q A E K N M 1 205 L Q K Q A E K N M K 1 209 A E K N M K K K I D 1 219 K Y T E S P G G G S 1 231 G L G F I F K T I A 1 236 F K T I A P L A A T 1 241 P L A A T R A T R I 1 245 T R A T R I G H P G 1 249 R I G H P G G R T P 1 251 G H P G G R T P R A 1 252 H P G G R T P R A G 1 253 P G G R T P R A G S 1 267 P P A L S A R A P V 1 268 P A L S A R A P V P 1 276 V P A A S P A A W L 1 284 W L P L R T P W T R 1 286 P L R T P W T R P S 1 315 P L P N P R H S P S 1 319 P R H S P S G G G G 1 325 G G G G L K K P A R 1 333 A R H C Q G Q K H N 1 341 H N V L A R G K P Q 1 351 R K P K S E N N S W 1 356 E N N S W Y V E N G 1 360 W Y V E N G R P A D 1 374 G Y C G A L W K A I 1 388 E G L G G K Q K D K 1 393 K Q K D K E R K A E 1 397 K E R K A E N G P H 1 398 E R K A E N G P H L 1

TABLE XXXVI Pos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 score SEQ. ID NO. 151P3D4 v.1: HLA Peptide Scoring Results A*0201 10-mers SYFPEITHI 3 S L L L L V L I S I 28 Portion 40 L L V E A E Q A K V 28 of SEQ 83 K L T S D Y L K E V 25 ID NO: 193 Q L Y D A W R G G L 23 3; each 68 T A F G S G I H K I 22 start 141 V I E G L E D D T V 22 position 280 L N D G A Q I A K V 22 is 144 G L E D D T V V V A 21 specified, 201 G L D W C N A G W L 21 the length 6 L L V L I S I C W A 20 of 9 L I S I C W A D H L 20 peptide is 145 L E D D T V V V A L 20 10 amino 150 V V V A L D L Q G V 20 acids, the 31 H I Q A E N G P H L 19 end 4 L L L L V L I S I C 18 position 23 T L D H D R A I H I 18 for each 103 K T Y G G Y Q G R V 18 peptide is 120 S D A S L V I T D L 18 the start 153 A L D L Q G V V F P 18 position 343 K L Y G V Y C F R A 18 plus nine 32 I Q A E N G P H L L 17 88 Y L K E V D V F V S 17 122 A S L V I T D L T L 17 151 V V A L D L Q G V V 17 263 Y L I H P T K L T Y 17 283 G A Q I A K V G Q I 17 297 K I L G Y D R C D A 17 308 W L A D G S V R Y P 17 309 L A D G S V R Y P I 17 326 S P T E A A V R F V 17 335 V G F P D K K H K L 17 48 K V F S H R G G N V 16 73 G I H K I R I K W T 16 113 F L K G G S D S D A 16 123 S L V I T D L T L E 16 206 N A G W L S D G S V 16 226 C G G Q N T V P G V 16 264 L I H P T K L T Y D 16 8 V L I S I C W A D H 15 15 A D H L S D N Y T L 15 50 F S H R G G N V T L 15 115 K G G S D S D A S L 15 158 G V V F P Y F P R L 15 166 R L G R Y N L N F H 15 181 C L D Q D A V I A S 15 209 W L S D G S V Q Y P 15 269 K L T Y D E A V Q A 15 305 D A G W L A D G S V 15 1 M K S L L L L V L I 14 5 L L L V L I S I C W 14 33 Q A E N G P H L L V 14 75 H K I R I K W T K L 14 136 R Y K C E V I E G L 14 171 N L N F H E A Q Q A 14 173 N F H E A Q Q A C L 14 179 Q A C L D Q D A V I 14 188 I A S F D Q L Y D A 14 255 S N F N G R F Y Y L 14 261 F Y Y L I H P T K L 14 271 T Y D E A V Q A C L 14 277 Q A C L N D G A Q I 14 285 Q I A K V G Q I F A 14 286 I A K V G Q I F A A 14 11 S I C W A D H L S D 13 39 H L L V E A E Q A K 13 78 R I K W T K L T S D 13 87 D Y L K E V D V F V 13 105 Y G G Y Q G R V F L 13 118 S D S D A S L V I T 13 125 V I T D L T L E D Y 13 130 T L E D Y G R Y K C 13 143 E G L E D D T V V V 13 163 Y F P R L G R Y N L 13 178 Q Q A C L D Q D A V 13 185 D A V I A S F D Q L 13 210 L S D G S V Q Y P I 13 223 R E P C G G Q N T V 13 270 L T Y D E A V Q A C 13 279 C L N D G A Q I A K 13 323 R R C S P T E A A V 13 17 H L S D N Y T L D H 12 29 A I H I Q A E N G P 12 76 K I R I K W T K L T 12 116 G G S D S D A S L V 12 132 E D Y G R Y K C E V 12 142 I E G L E D D T V V 12 155 D L Q G V V F P Y F 12 187 V I A S F D Q L Y D 12 256 N F N G R F Y Y L I 12 298 I L G Y D R C D A G 12 338 P D K K H K L Y G V 12 22 Y T L D H D R A I H 11 35 E N G P H L L V E A 11 70 F G S G I H K I R I 11 85 T S D Y L K E V D V 11 124 L V I T D L T L E D 11 180 A C L D Q D A V I A 11 182 L D Q D A V I A S F 11 241 W D K D K S R Y D V 11 267 P T K L T Y D E A V 11 275 A V Q A C L N D G A 11 289 V G Q I F A A W K I 11 290 G Q I F A A W K I L 11 293 F A A W K I L G Y D 11 300 G Y D R C D A G W L 11 34 A E N G P H L L V E 10 57 V T L P C K F Y R D 10 58 T L P C K F Y R D P 10 80 K W T K L T S D Y L 10 95 F V S M G Y H K K T 10 117 G S D S D A S L V I 10 129 L T L E D Y G R Y K 10 152 V A L D L Q G V V F 10 259 G R F Y Y L I H P T 10 292 I F A A W K I L G Y 10 7 L V L I S I C W A D 9 14 W A D H L S D N Y T 9 65 R D P T A F G S G I 9 89 L K E V D V F V S M 9 97 S M G Y H K K T Y G 9 140 E V I E G L E D D T 9 147 D D T V V V A L D L 9 168 G R Y N L N F H E A 9 291 Q I F A A W K I L G 9 2 K S L L L L V L I S 8 21 N Y T L D H D R A I 8 24 L D H D R A I H I Q 8 51 S H R G G N V T L P 8 128 D L T L E D Y G R Y 8 135 G R Y K C E V I E G 8 154 L D L Q G V V F P Y 8 159 V V F P Y F P R L G 8 186 A V I A S F D Q L Y 8 196 D A W R G G L D W C 8 219 I T K P R E P C G G 8 231 T V P G V R N Y G F 8 278 A C L N D G A Q I A 8 294 A A W K I L G Y D R 8 12 I C W A D H L S D N 7 42 V E A E Q A K V F S 7 77 I R I K W T K L T S 7 84 L T S D Y L K E V D 7 86 S D Y L K E V D V F 7 121 D A S L V I T D L T 7 133 D Y G R Y K C E V I 7 148 D T V V V A L D L Q 7 200 G G L D W C N A G W 7 211 S D G S V Q Y P I T 7 213 G S V Q Y P I T K P 7 230 N T V P G V R N Y G 7 262 Y Y L I H P T K L T 7 287 A K V G Q I F A A W 7 288 K V G Q I F A A W K 7 299 L G Y D R C D A G W 7 329 E A A V R F V G F P 7 18 L S D N Y T L D H D 6 28 R A I H I Q A E N G 6 43 E A E Q A K V F S H 6 49 V F S H R G G N V T 6 59 L P C K F Y R D P T 6 64 Y R D P T A F G S G 6 72 S G I H K I R I K W 6 90 K E V D V F V S M G 6 106 G G Y Q G R V F L K 6 107 G Y Q G R V F L K G 6 108 Y Q G R V F L K G G 6 126 I T D L T L E D Y G 6 170 Y N L N F H E A Q Q 6 177 A Q Q A C L D Q D A 6 198 W R G G L D W C N A 6 246 S R Y D V F C F T S 6 274 E A V Q A C L N D G 6 301 Y D R C D A G W L A 6 303 R C D A G W L A D G 6 318 I S R P R R R C S P 6 319 S R P R R R C S P T 6 330 A A V R F V G F P D 6 331 A V R F V G F P D K 6 10 I S I C W A D H L S 5 26 H D R A I H I Q A E 5 27 D R A I H I Q A E N 5 36 N G P H L L V E A E 5 37 G P H L L V E A E Q 5 53 R G G N V T L P C K 5 71 G S G I H K I R I K 5 82 T K L T S D Y L K E 5 93 D V F V S M G Y H K 5 96 V S M G Y H K K T Y 5 111 R V F L K G G S D S 5 112 V F L K G G S D S D 5 114 L K G G S D S D A S 5 119 D S D A S L V I T D 5 149 T V V V A L D L Q G 5 161 F P Y F P R L G R Y 5 176 E A Q Q A C L D Q D 5 189 A S F D Q L Y D A W 5 195 Y D A W R G G L D W 5 204 W C N A G W L S D G 5 205 C N A G W L S D G S 5 208 G W L S D G S V Q Y 5 215 V Q Y P I T K P R E 5 218 P I T K P R E P C G 5 234 G V R N Y G F W D K 5 249 D V F C F T S N F N 5 253 F T S N F N G R F Y 5 266 H P T K L T Y D E A 5 304 C D A G W L A D G S 5 307 G W L A D G S V R Y 5 312 G S V R Y P I S R P 5 313 S V R Y P I S R P R 5 314 V R Y P I S R P R R 5 317 P I S R P R R R C S 5 322 R R R C S P T E A A 5 328 T E A A V R F V G F 5 341 K H K L Y G V Y C F 5 20 D N Y T L D H D R A 4 30 I H I Q A E N G P H 4 41 L V E A E Q A K V F 4 46 Q A K V F S H R G G 4 54 G G N V T L P C K F 4 62 K F Y R D P T A F G 4 81 W T K L T S D Y L K 4 94 V F V S M G Y H K K 4 127 T D L T L E D Y G R 4 137 Y K C E V I E G L E 4 139 C E V I E G L E D D 4 172 L N F H E A Q Q A C 4 190 S F D Q L Y D A W R 4 197 A W R G G L D W C N 4 214 S V Q Y P I T K P R 4 217 Y P I T K P R E P C 4 228 G Q N T V P G V R N 4 238 Y G F W D K D K S R 4 245 K S R Y D V F C F T 4 251 F C F T S N F N G R 4 268 T K L T Y D E A V Q 4 276 V Q A C L N D G A Q 4 282 D G A Q I A K V G Q 4 284 A Q I A K V G Q I F 4 316 Y P I S R P R R R C 4 324 R C S P T E A A V R 4 332 V R F V G F P D K K 4 13 C W A D H L S D N Y 3 19 S D N Y T L D H D R 3 25 D H D R A I H I Q A 3 38 P H L L V E A E Q A 3 52 H R G G N V T L P C 3 56 N V T L P C K F Y R 3 63 F Y R D P T A F G S 3 74 I H K I R I K W T K 3 79 I K W T K L T S D Y 3 98 M G Y H K K T Y G G 3 134 Y G R Y K C E V I E 3 138 K C E V I E G L E D 3 146 E D D T V V V A L D 3 156 L Q G V V F P Y F P 3 175 H E A Q Q A C L D Q 3 202 L D W C N A G W L S 3 207 A G W L S D G S V Q 3 221 K P R E P C G G Q N 3 229 Q N T V P G V R N Y 3 235 V R N Y G F W D K D 3 239 G F W D K D K S R Y 3 244 D K S R Y D V F C F 3 258 N G R F Y Y L I H P 3 260 R F Y Y L I H P T K 3 265 I H P T K L T Y D E 3 306 A G W L A D G S V R 3 310 A D G S V R Y P I S 3 320 R P R R R C S P T E 3 321 P R R R C S P T E A 3 333 R F V G F P D K K H 3 334 F V G F P D K K H K 3 340 K K H K L Y G V Y C 3 344 L Y G V Y C F R A Y 3 345 Y G V Y C F R A Y N 3 44 A E Q A K V F S H R 2 47 A K V F S H R G G N 2 60 P C K F Y R D P T A 2 67 P T A F G S G I H K 2 91 E V D V F V S M G Y 2 99 G Y H K K T Y G G Y 2 104 T Y G G Y Q G R V F 2 110 G R V F L K G G S D 2 160 V F P Y F P R L G R 2 164 F P R L G R Y N L N 2 165 P R L G R Y N L N F 2 169 R Y N L N F H E A Q 2 184 Q D A V I A S F D Q 2 194 L Y D A W R G G L D 2 199 R G G L D W C N A G 2 203 D W C N A G W L S D 2 216 Q Y P I T K P R E P 2 222 P R E P C G G Q N T 2 236 R N Y G F W D K D K 2 243 K D K S R Y D V F C 2 247 R Y D V F C F T S N 2 257 F N G R F Y Y L I H 2 273 D E A V Q A C L N D 2 296 W K I L G Y D R C D 2 302 D R C D A G W L A D 2 325 C S P T E A A V R F 2 337 F P D K K H K L Y G 2 16 D H L S D N Y T L D 1 61 C K F Y R D P T A F 1 69 A F G S G I H K I R 1 100 Y H K K T Y G G Y Q 1 109 Q G R V F L K G G S 1 167 L G R Y N L N F H E 1 191 F D Q L Y D A W R G 1 192 D Q L Y D A W R G G 1 212 D G S V Q Y P I T K 1 220 T K P R E P C G G Q 1 225 P C G G Q N T V P G 1 227 G G Q N T V P G V R 1 232 V P G V R N Y G F W 1 237 N Y G F W D K D K S 1 240 F W D K D K S R Y D 1 248 Y D V F C F T S N F 1 272 Y D E A V Q A C L N 1 295 A W K I L G Y D R C 1 311 D G S V R Y P I S R 1 336 G F P D K K H K L Y 1 342 H K L Y G V Y C F R 1 183 D Q D A V I A S F D −1 224 E P C G G Q N T V P −1 242 D K D K S R Y D V F −1 252 C F T S N F N G R F −1 281 N D G A Q I A K V G −1 66 D P T A F G S G I H −2 339 D K K H K L Y G V Y −2 233 P G V R N Y G F W D −3 151P3D4 v.2: HLA Peptide Scoring Results A*0201 10-mers SYFPEITHI 37 L L V P T K V T G I 27 Portion 87 V L L G R K A V V V 27 of SEQ 377 G A L W K A I E S L 23 ID NO: 12 R A L H I V V E S I 20 5; each 28 K M K Q D K K V D L 20 start 381 K A I E S L E E G L 20 position 86 K V L L G R K A V V 19 is 278 A A S P A A W L P L 19 specified, 5 T T K T F P L R A L 18 the length 88 L L G R K A V V V S 18 of 233 G F I F K T I A P L 18 peptide is 269 A L S A R A P V P A 18 10 amino 369 D L A G S G Y C G A 18 acids, the 7 K T F P L R A L H I 17 end 20 S I R D H S G Q K M 17 position 34 K V D L L V P T K V 17 for each 183 T L E E K R K E K A 17 peptide is 241 P L A A T R A T R I 17 the start 361 Y V E N G R P A D L 17 position 370 L A G S G Y C G A L 17 plus nine 56 H V Q F V G S Y K L 16 67 Y S N D G E H W T V 16 164 V C L S G A P H E V 16 238 T I A P L A A T R A 16 8 T F P L R A L H I V 15 29 M K Q D K K V D L L 15 36 D L L V P T K V T G 15 51 A K D F G H V Q F V 15 103 I S G S F C R N K L 15 106 S F C R N K L K Y L 15 109 R N K L K Y L A F L 15 175 W K Y Q A V T A T L 15 196 Y R K N K Q L M R L 15 223 S P G G G S P R G L 15 226 G G S P R G L G F I 15 234 F I F K T I A P L A 15 276 V P A A S P A A W L 15 385 S L E E G L G G K Q 15 389 G L G G K Q K D K E 15 399 R K A E N G P H L L 15 38 L V P T K V T G I I 14 64 K L A Y S N D G E H 14 92 K A V V V S C E G I 14 155 G H A S E A Y K K V 14 202 L M R L Q K Q A E K 14 231 G L G F I F K T I A 14 270 L S A R A P V P A A 14 306 S L S P Y G P R N P 14 9 F P L R A L H I V V 13 10 P L R A L H I V V E 13 94 V V V S C E G I N I 13 114 Y L A F L H K R M N 13 157 A S E A Y K K V C L 13 171 H E V G W K Y Q A V 13 193 E I H Y R K N K Q L 13 204 R L Q K Q A E K N M 13 230 R G L G F I F K T I 13 261 G S S A H R P P A L 13 263 S A H R P P A L S A 13 298 P T S S S T Y D S L 13 320 R H S P S G G G G L 13 335 H C Q G Q K H N V L 13 343 V L A R G K P Q R K 13 373 S G Y C G A L W K A 13 378 A L W K A I E S L E 13 2 L E H T T K T F P L 12 11 L R A L H I V V E S 12 13 A L H I V V E S I R 12 15 H I V V E S I R D H 12 30 K Q D K K V D L L V 12 165 C L S G A P H E V G 12 201 Q L M R L Q K Q A E 12 208 Q A E K N M K K K I 12 284 W L P L R T P W T R 12 307 L S P Y G P R N P L 12 26 G Q K M K Q D K K V 11 42 K V T G I I T Q G A 11 59 F V G S Y K L A Y S 11 78 Q D E K Q R K D K V 11 115 L A F L H K R M N T 11 117 F L H K R M N T N P 11 182 A T L E E K R K E K 11 236 F K T I A P L A A T 11 237 K T I A P L A A T R 11 239 I A P L A A T R A T 11 267 P P A L S A R A P V 11 283 A W L P L R T P W T 11 328 G L K K P A R H C Q 11 334 R H C Q G Q K H N V 11 374 G Y C G A L W K A I 11 45 G I I T Q G A K D F 10 48 T Q G A K D F G H V 10 89 L G R K A V V V S C 10 95 V V S C E G I N I S 10 100 G I N I S G S F C R 10 102 N I S G S F C R N K 10 111 K L K Y L A F L H K 10 112 L K Y L A F L H K R 10 160 A Y K K V C L S G A 10 167 S G A P H E V G W K 10 173 V G W K Y Q A V T A 10 178 Q A V T A T L E E K 10 212 N M K K K I D K Y T 10 244 A T R A T R I G H P 10 249 R I G H P G G R T P 10 272 A R A P V P A A S P 10 274 A P V P A A S P A A 10 344 L A R G K P Q R K P 10 1 M L E H T T K T F P 9 33 K K V D L L V P T K 9 46 I I T Q G A K D F G 9 47 I T Q G A K D F G H 9 80 E K Q R K D K V L L 9 85 D K V L L G R K A V 9 121 R M N T N P S R R P 9 137 S R I F W R Q E K A 9 138 R I F W R Q E K A D 9 216 K I D K Y T E S P G 9 264 A H R P P A L S A R 9 271 S A R A P V P A A S 9 280 S P A A W L P L R T 9 281 P A A W L P L R T P 9 291 W T R P S S C P T S 9 302 S T Y D S L S P Y G 9 353 P K S E N N S W Y V 9 364 N G R P A D L A G S 9 382 A I E S L E E G L G 9 4 H T T K T F P L R A 8 16 I V V E S I R D H S 8 32 D K K V D L L V P T 8 97 S C E G I N I S G S 8 123 N T N P S R R P Y H 8 129 R P Y H F Q V P S R 8 150 S C C P Q G H A S E 8 174 G W K Y Q A V T A T 8 185 E E K R K E K A E I 8 211 K N M K K K I D K Y 8 240 A P L A A T R A T R 8 242 L A A T R A T R I G 8 248 T R I G H P G G R T 8 251 G H P G G R T P R A 8 255 G R T P R A G S S A 8 265 H R P P A L S A R A 8 273 R A P V P A A S P A 8 316 L P N P R H S P S G 8 362 V E N G R P A D L A 8 380 W K A I E S L E E G 8 17 V V E S I R D H S G 7 50 G A K D F G H V Q F 7 54 F G H V Q F V G S Y 7 65 L A Y S N D G E H W 7 66 A Y S N D G E H W T 7 79 D E K Q R K D K V L 7 116 A F L H K R M N T N 7 126 P S R R P Y H F Q V 7 133 F Q V P S R I F W R 7 145 K A D G G S C C P Q 7 158 S E A Y K K V C L S 7 168 G A P H E V G W K Y 7 172 E V G W K Y Q A V T 7 177 Y Q A V T A T L E E 7 179 A V T A T L E E K R 7 192 A E I H Y R K N K Q 7 194 I H Y R K N K Q L M 7 220 Y T E S P G G G S P 7 229 P R G L G F I F K T 7 235 I F K T I A P L A A 7 247 A T R I G H P G G R 7 260 A G S S A H R P P A 7 279 A S P A A W L P L R 7 282 A A W L P L R T P W 7 286 P L R T P W T R P S 7 310 Y G P R N P L P N P 7 314 N P L P N P R H S P 7 315 P L P N P R H S P S 7 322 S P S G G G G L K K 7 324 S G G G G L K K P A 7 342 N V L A R G K P Q R 7 355 S E N N S W Y V E N 7 359 S W Y V E N G R P A 7 392 G K Q K D K E R K A 7 398 E R K A E N G P H L 7 35 V D L L V P T K V T 6 40 P T K V T G I I T Q 6 43 V T G I I T Q G A K 6 44 T G I I T Q G A K D 6 81 K Q R K D K V L L G 6 82 Q R K D K V L L G R 6 84 K D K V L L G R K A 6 93 A V V V S C E G I N 6 107 F C R N K L K Y L A 6 113 K Y L A F L H K R M 6 151 C C P Q G H A S E A 6 163 K V C L S G A P H E 6 180 V T A T L E E K R K 6 199 N K Q L M R L Q K Q 6 200 K Q L M R L Q K Q A 6 207 K Q A E K N M K K K 6 215 K K I D K Y T E S P 6 243 A A T R A T R I G H 6 262 S S A H R P P A L S 6 287 L R T P W T R P S S 6 288 R T P W T R P S S C 6 295 S S C P T S S S T Y 6 308 S P Y G P R N P L P 6 336 C Q G Q K H N V L A 6 337 Q G Q K H N V L A R 6 338 G Q K H N V L A R G 6 371 A G S G Y C G A L W 6 384 E S L E E G L G G K 6 57 V Q F V G S Y K L A 5 63 Y K L A Y S N D G E 5 75 T V Y Q D E K Q R K 5 96 V S C E G I N I S G 5 105 G S F C R N K L K Y 5 139 I F W R Q E K A D G 5 146 A D G G S C C P Q G 5 148 G G S C C P Q G H A 5 156 H A S E A Y K K V C 5 159 E A Y K K V C L S G 5 166 L S G A P H E V G W 5 181 T A T L E E K R K E 5 246 R A T R I G H P G G 5 256 R T P R A G S S A H 5 300 S S S T Y D S L S P 5 325 G G G G L K K P A R 5 368 A D L A G S G Y C G 5 14 L H I V V E S I R D 4 25 S G Q K M K Q D K K 4 31 Q D K K V D L L V P 4 39 V P T K V T G I I T 4 41 T K V T G I I T Q G 4 52 K D F G H V Q F V G 4 58 Q F V G S Y K L A Y 4 68 S N D G E H W T V Y 4 69 N D G E H W T V Y Q 4 76 V Y Q D E K Q R K D 4 83 R K D K V L L G R K 4 90 G R K A V V V S C E 4 91 R K A V V V S C E G 4 101 I N I S G S F C R N 4 127 S R R P Y H F Q V P 4 130 P Y H F Q V P S R I 4 134 Q V P S R I F W R Q 4 188 R K E K A E I H Y R 4 203 M R L Q K Q A E K N 4 228 S P R G L G F I F K 4 232 L G F I F K T I A P 4 250 I G H P G G R T P R 4 259 R A G S S A H R P P 4 268 P A L S A R A P V P 4 275 P V P A A S P A A W 4 285 L P L R T P W T R P 4 301 S S T Y D S L S P Y 4 323 P S G G G G L K K P 4 340 K H N V L A R G K P 4 346 R G K P Q R K P K S 4 360 W Y V E N G R P A D 4 366 R P A D L A G S G Y 4 375 Y C G A L W K A I E 4 376 C G A L W K A I E S 4 379 L W K A I E S L E E 4 383 I E S L E E G L G G 4 394 Q K D K E R K A E N 4 49 Q G A K D F G H V Q 3 60 V G S Y K L A Y S N 3 70 D G E H W T V Y Q D 3 77 Y Q D E K Q R K D K 3 108 C R N K L K Y L A F 3 119 H K R M N T N P S R 3 131 Y H F Q V P S R I F 3 141 W R Q E K A D G G S 3 149 G S C C P Q G H A S 3 152 C P Q G H A S E A Y 3 154 Q G H A S E A Y K K 3 162 K K V C L S G A P H 3 169 A P H E V G W K Y Q 3 190 E K A E I H Y R K N 3 191 K A E I H Y R K N K 3 219 K Y T E S P G G G S 3 225 G G G S P R G L G F 3 245 T R A T R I G H P G 3 252 H P G G R T P R A G 3 254 G G R T P R A G S S 3 277 P A A S P A A W L P 3 294 P S S C P T S S S T 3 326 G G G L K K P A R H 3 327 G G L K K P A R H C 3 329 L K K P A R H C Q G 3 331 K P A R H C Q G Q K 3 332 P A R H C Q G Q K H 3 348 K P Q R K P K S E N 3 351 R K P K S E N N S W 3 365 G R P A D L A G S G 3 390 L G G K Q K D K E R 3 18 V E S I R D H S G Q 2 22 R D H S G Q K M K Q 2 53 D F G H V Q F V G S 2 61 G S Y K L A Y S N D 2 62 S Y K L A Y S N D G 2 74 W T V Y Q D E K Q R 2 98 C E G I N I S G S F 2 110 N K L K Y L A F L H 2 118 L H K R M N T N P S 2 120 K R M N T N P S R R 2 140 F W R Q E K A D G G 2 161 Y K K V C L S G A P 2 187 K R K E K A E I H Y 2 205 L Q K Q A E K N M K 2 206 Q K Q A E K N M K K 2 213 M K K K I D K Y T E 2 214 K K K I D K Y T E S 2 217 I D K Y T E S P G G 2 221 T E S P G G G S P R 2 257 T P R A G S S A H R 2 258 P R A G S S A H R P 2 292 T R P S S C P T S S 2 293 R P S S C P T S S S 2 296 S C P T S S S T Y D 2 303 T Y D S L S P Y G P 2 304 Y D S L S P Y G P R 2 305 D S L S P Y G P R N 2 311 G P R N P L P N P R 2 330 K K P A R H C Q G Q 2 347 G K P Q R K P K S E 2 350 Q R K P K S E N N S 2 356 E N N S W Y V E N G 2 357 N N S W Y V E N G R 2 386 L E E G L G G K Q K 2 395 K D K E R K A E N G 2 21 I R D H S G Q K M K 1 55 G H V Q F V G S Y K 1 71 G E H W T V Y Q D E 1 73 H W T V Y Q D E K Q 1 124 T N P S R R P Y H F 1 125 N P S R R P Y H F Q 1 128 R R P Y H F Q V P S 1 135 V P S R I F W R Q E 1 142 R Q E K A D G G S C 1 170 P H E V G W K Y Q A 1 176 K Y Q A V T A T L E 1 184 L E E K R K E K A E 1 189 K E K A E I H Y R K 1 195 H Y R K N K Q L M R 1 197 R K N K Q L M R L Q 1 198 K N K Q L M R L Q K 1 218 D K Y T E S P G G G 1 227 G S P R G L G F I F 1 266 R P P A L S A R A P 1 289 T P W T R P S S C P 1 312 P R N P L P N P R H 1 318 N P R H S P S G G G 1 333 A R H C Q G Q K H N 1 339 Q K H N V L A R G K 1 345 A R G K P Q R K P K 1 354 K S E N N S W Y V E 1 367 P A D L A G S G Y C 1 372 G S G Y C G A L W K 1 393 K Q K D K E R K A E 1 397 K E R K A E N G P H 1 19 E S I R D H S G Q K −1 99 E G I N I S G S F C −1 122 M N T N P S R R P Y −1 136 P S R I F W R Q E K −1 143 Q E K A D G G S C C −1 153 P Q G H A S E A Y K −1 224 P G G G S P R G L G −1 341 H N V L A R G K P Q −1 363 E N G R P A D L A G −1 387 E E G L G G K Q K D −1 210 E K N M K K K I D K −2 317 P N P R H S P S G G −2 319 P R H S P S G G G G −2 3 E H T T K T F P L R −3 186 E K R K E K A E I H −3 349 P Q R K P K S E N N −3

TABLE XXXVII Pos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 score SEQ. ID NO. 151P3D4 v.1: HLA Peptide Scoring Results A*0202 10-mers SYFPEITHI 293 F A A W K I L G Y D 5 Portion 329 E A A V R F V G F P 5 of SEQ 13 C W A D H L S D N Y 3 ID NO: 27 D R A I H I Q A E N 3 3; each 32 I Q A E N G P H L L 3 start 42 V E A E Q A K V F S 3 position 45 E Q A K V F S H R G 3 is 67 P T A F G S G I H K 3 specified, 120 S D A S L V I T D L 3 the length 151 V V A L D L Q G V V 3 of 175 H E A Q Q A C L D Q 3 peptide is 178 Q Q A C L D Q D A V 3 10 amino 184 Q D A V I A S F D Q 3 acids, the 187 V I A S F D Q L Y D 3 end 195 Y D A W R G G L D W 3 position 205 C N A G W L S D G S 3 for each 273 D E A V Q A C L N D 3 peptide is 276 V Q A C L N D G A Q 3 the start 282 D G A Q I A K V G Q 3 position 285 Q I A K V G Q I F A 3 plus nine 292 I F A A W K I L G Y 3 294 A A W K I L G Y D R 3 304 C D A G W L A D G S 3 308 W L A D G S V R Y P 3 328 T E A A V R F V G F 3 330 A A V R F V G F P D 3 14 W A D H L S D N Y T 2 28 R A I H I Q A E N G 2 33 Q A E N G P H L L V 2 43 E A E Q A K V F S H 2 46 Q A K V F S H R G G 2 68 T A F G S G I H K I 2 121 D A S L V I T D L T 2 152 V A L D L Q G V V F 2 176 E A Q Q A C L D Q D 2 179 Q A C L D Q D A V I 2 185 D A V I A S F D Q L 2 188 I A S F D Q L Y D A 2 196 D A W R G G L D W C 2 206 N A G W L S D G S V 2 274 E A V Q A C L N D G 2 277 Q A C L N D G A Q I 2 283 G A Q I A K V G Q I 2 286 I A K V G Q I F A A 2 305 D A G W L A D G S V 2 309 L A D G S V R Y P I 2 15 A D H L S D N Y T L 1 29 A I H I Q A E N G P 1 34 A E N G P H L L V E 1 44 A E Q A K V F S H R 1 47 A K V F S H R G G N 1 69 A F G S G I H K I R 1 122 A S L V I T D L T L 1 153 A L D L Q G V V F P 1 177 A Q Q A C L D Q D A 1 180 A C L D Q D A V I A 1 186 A V I A S F D Q L Y 1 189 A S F D Q L Y D A W 1 197 A W R G G L D W C N 1 207 A G W L S D G S V Q 1 275 A V Q A C L N D G A 1 278 A C L N D G A Q I A 1 284 A Q I A K V G Q I F 1 287 A K V G Q I F A A W 1 295 A W K I L G Y D R C 1 306 A G W L A D G S V R 1 310 A D G S V R Y P I S 1 331 A V R F V G F P D K 1 151P3D4 v.2: HLA Peptide Scoring Results A*0202 10-mers SYFPEITHI 242 L A A T R A T R I G 5 Portion 277 P A A S P A A W L P 5 of SEQ 281 P A A W L P L R T P 5 ID NO: 272 A R A P V P A A S P 4 5; each 11 L R A L H I V V E S 3 start 49 Q G A K D F G H V Q 3 position 64 K L A Y S N D G E H 3 is 91 R K A V V V S C E G 3 specified, 114 Y L A F L H K R M N 3 the length 144 E K A D G G S C C P 3 of 155 G H A S E A Y K K V 3 peptide is 158 S E A Y K K V C L S 3 10 amino 167 S G A P H E V G W K 3 acids, the 177 Y Q A V T A T L E E 3 end 180 V T A T L E E K R K 3 position 190 E K A E I H Y R K N 3 for each 207 K Q A E K N M K K K 3 peptide is 238 T I A P L A A T R A 3 the start 241 P L A A T R A T R I 3 position 243 A A T R A T R I G H 3 plus nine 245 T R A T R I G H P G 3 258 P R A G S S A H R P 3 262 S S A H R P P A L S 3 267 P P A L S A R A P V 3 270 L S A R A P V P A A 3 276 V P A A S P A A W L 3 278 A A S P A A W L P L 3 280 S P A A W L P L R T 3 282 A A W L P L R T P W 3 331 K P A R H C Q G Q K 3 343 V L A R G K P Q R K 3 366 R P A D L A G S G Y 3 369 D L A G S G Y C G A 3 376 C G A L W K A I E S 3 380 W K A I E S L E E G 3 399 R K A E N G P H L L 3 12 R A L H I V V E S I 2 50 G A K D F G H V Q F 2 65 L A Y S N D G E H W 2 92 K A V V V S C E G I 2 115 L A F L H K R M N T 2 145 K A D G G S C C P Q 2 156 H A S E A Y K K V C 2 159 E A Y K K V C L S G 2 168 G A P H E V G W K Y 2 178 Q A V T A T L E E K 2 181 T A T L E E K R K E 2 191 K A E I H Y R K N K 2 208 Q A E K N M K K K I 2 239 I A P L A A T R A T 2 246 R A T R I G H P G G 2 259 R A G S S A H R P P 2 263 S A H R P P A L S A 2 268 P A L S A R A P V P 2 271 S A R A P V P A A S 2 273 R A P V P A A S P A 2 332 P A R H C Q G Q K H 2 344 L A R G K P Q R K P 2 367 P A D L A G S G Y C 2 370 L A G S G Y C G A L 2 377 G A L W K A I E S L 2 381 K A I E S L E E G L 2 13 A L H I V V E S I R 1 51 A K D F G H V Q F V 1 66 A Y S N D G E H W T 1 93 A V V V S C E G I N 1 116 A F L H K R M N T N 1 146 A D G G S C C P Q G 1 157 A S E A Y K K V C L 1 160 A Y K K V C L S G A 1 169 A P H E V G W K Y Q 1 179 A V T A T L E E K R 1 182 A T L E E K R K E K 1 192 A E I H Y R K N K Q 1 209 A E K N M K K K I D 1 240 A P L A A T R A T R 1 244 A T R A T R I G H P 1 247 A T R I G H P G G R 1 260 A G S S A H R P P A 1 264 A H R P P A L S A R 1 269 A L S A R A P V P A 1 274 A P V P A A S P A A 1 279 A S P A A W L P L R 1 283 A W L P L R T P W T 1 333 A R H C Q G Q K H N 1 345 A R G K P Q R K P K 1 368 A D L A G S G Y C G 1 371 A G S G Y C G A L W 1 378 A L W K A I E S L E 1 382 A I E S L E E G L G 1

TABLE XXXVIII SEQ. ID Pos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 score NO. 151P3D4 v.1: HLA Peptide Scoring Results A*0203 10-mers SYFPEITHI 286 I A K V G Q I F A A 19 Portion 322 R R R C S P T E A A 19 of SEQ 287 A K V G Q I F A A W 17 ID NO: 323 R R C S P T E A A V 17 3; each 6 L L V L I S I C W A 10 start 20 D N Y T L D H D R A 10 position 25 D H D R A I H I Q A 10 is 35 E N G P H L L V E A 10 specified, 38 P H L L V E A E Q A 10 the length 60 P C K F Y R D P T A 10 of 113 F L K G G S D S D A 10 peptide is 144 G L E D D T V V V A 10 10 amino 168 G R Y N L N F H E A 10 acids, the 171 N L N F H E A Q Q A 10 end 177 A Q Q A C L D Q D A 10 position 180 A C L D Q D A V I A 10 for each 188 I A S F D Q L Y D A 10 peptide is 198 W R G G L D W C N A 10 the start 266 H P T K L T Y D E A 10 position 269 K L T Y D E A V Q A 10 plus nine 275 A V Q A C L N D G A 10 278 A C L N D G A Q I A 10 285 Q I A K V G Q I F A 10 297 K I L G Y D R C D A 10 301 Y D R C D A G W L A 10 321 P R R R C S P T E A 10 343 K L Y G V Y C F R A 10 7 L V L I S I C W A D 9 21 N Y T L D H D R A I 9 26 H D R A I H I Q A E 9 36 N G P H L L V E A E 9 39 H L L V E A E Q A K 9 61 C K F Y R D P T A F 9 114 L K G G S D S D A S 9 145 L E D D T V V V A L 9 169 R Y N L N F H F A Q 9 172 L N F H E A Q Q A C 9 178 Q Q A C L D Q D A V 9 181 C L D Q D A V I A S 9 189 A S F D Q L Y D A W 9 199 R G G L D W C N A G 9 267 P T K L T Y D E A V 9 270 L T Y D E A V Q A C 9 276 V Q A C L N D G A Q 9 279 C L N D G A Q I A K 9 298 I L G Y D R C D A G 9 302 D R C D A G W L A D 9 344 L Y G V Y C F R A Y 9 8 V L I S I C W A D H 8 22 Y T L D H D R A I H 8 27 D R A I H I Q A E N 8 37 G P H L L V E A E Q 8 40 L L V E A E Q A K V 8 62 K F Y R D P T A F G 8 115 K G G S D S D A S L 8 146 E D D T V V V A L D 8 170 Y N L N F H E A Q Q 8 173 N F H E A Q Q A C L 8 179 Q A C L D Q D A V I 8 182 L D Q D A V I A S F 8 190 S F D Q L Y D A W R 8 200 G G L D W C N A G W 8 268 T K L T Y D E A V Q 8 271 T Y D E A V Q A C L 8 277 Q A C L N D G A Q I 8 280 L N D G A Q I A K V 8 288 K V G Q I F A A W K 8 299 L G Y D R C D A G W 8 303 R C D A G W L A D G 8 324 R C S P T E A A V R 8 345 Y G V Y C F R A Y N 8 151P3D4 v.2: HLA Peptide Scoring Results A*0203 10-mers SYFPEITHI 235 I F K T I A P L A A Portion 270 L S A R A P V P A A 19 of SEQ 274 A P V P A A S P A A 19 ID NO: 265 H R P P A L S A R A 18 5; each 236 F K T I A P L A A T 17 start 271 S A R A P V P A A S 17 position 275 P V P A A S P A A W 17 is 4 H T T K T F P L R A 10 specified, 42 K V T G I I T Q G A 10 the length 57 V Q F V G S Y K L A 10 of 84 K D K V L L G R K A 10 peptide is 107 F C R N K L K Y L A 10 10 amino 137 S R I F W R Q E K A 10 acids, the 148 G G S C C P Q G H A 10 end 151 C C P Q G H A S E A 10 position 160 A Y K K V C L S G A 10 for each 170 P H E V G W K Y Q A 10 peptide is 173 V G W K Y Q A V T A 10 the start 183 T L E E K R K E K A 10 position 200 K Q L M R L Q K Q A 10 plus nine 231 G L G F I F K T I A 10 234 F I F K T I A P L A 10 238 T I A P L A A T R A 10 251 G H P G G R T P R A 10 255 G R T P R A G S S A 10 260 A G S S A H R P P A 10 263 S A H R P P A L S A 10 269 A L S A R A P V P A 10 273 R A P V P A A S P A 10 324 S G G G G L K K P A 10 336 C Q G Q K H N V L A 10 359 S W Y V E N G R P A 10 362 V E N G R P A D L A 10 369 D L A G S G Y C G A 10 373 S G Y C G A L W K A 10 392 G K Q K D K E R K A 10 5 T T K T F P L R A L 9 43 V T G I I T Q G A K 9 58 Q F V G S Y K L A Y 9 85 D K V L L G R K A V 9 108 C R N K L K Y L A F 9 138 R I F W R Q E K A D 9 149 G S C C P Q G H A S 9 152 C P Q G H A S E A Y 9 161 Y K K V C L S G A P 9 171 H E V G W K Y Q A V 9 174 G W K Y Q A V T A T 9 184 L E E K R K E K A E 9 201 Q L M R L Q K Q A E 9 232 L G F I F K T I A P 9 239 I A P L A A T R A T 9 252 H P G G R T P R A G 9 256 R T P R A G S S A H 9 261 G S S A H R P P A L 9 264 A H R P P A L S A R 9 266 R P P A L S A R A P 9 325 G G G G L K K P A R 9 337 Q G Q K H N V L A R 9 360 W Y V E N G R P A D 9 363 E N G R P A D L A G 9 370 L A G S G Y C G A L 9 374 G Y C G A L W K A I 9 393 K Q K D K E R K A E 9 6 T K T F P L R A L H 8 44 I G I I T Q G A K D 8 59 F V G S Y K L A Y S 8 86 K V L L G R K A V V 8 109 R N K L K Y L A F L 8 139 I F W R Q E K A D G 8 150 S C C P Q G H A S E 8 153 P Q G H A S E A Y K 8 162 K K V C L S G A P H 8 172 E V G W K Y Q A V T 8 175 W K Y Q A V T A T L 8 185 E E K R K E K A E I 8 202 L M R L Q K Q A E K 8 233 G F I F K T I A P L 8 237 K T I A P L A A T R 8 240 A P L A A T R A T R 8 253 P G G R T P R A G S 8 257 T P R A G S S A H R 8 262 S S A H R P P A L S 8 267 P P A L S A R A P V 8 272 A R A P V P A A S P 8 276 V P A A S P A A W L 8 326 G G G L K K P A R H 8 338 G Q K H N V L A R G 8 361 Y V E N G R P A D L 8 364 N G R P A D L A G S 8 371 A G S G Y C G A L W 8 375 Y C G A L W K A I E 8 394 Q K D K E R K A E N 8

TABLE XXXIX SEQ. ID Pos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 score NO. 151P3D4 v.1: HLA Peptide Scoring Results A3 10-mers SYFPEITHI 288 K V G Q I F A A W K 30 Portion 263 Y L I H P T K L T Y 26 of SEQ 331 A V R F V G F P D K 26 ID NO: 186 A V I A S F D Q L Y 24 3; each 234 G V R N Y G F W D K 24 start 39 H L L V E A E Q A K 23 position 41 L V E A E Q A K V F 23 is 93 D V F V S M G Y H K 23 specified, 269 K L T Y D E A V Q A 23 the length 260 R F Y Y L I H P T K 22 of 279 C L N D G A Q I A K 22 peptide is 111 R V F L K G G S D S 21 10 amino 166 R L G R Y N L N F H 21 acids, the 324 R C S P T E A A V R 21 end 8 V L I S I C W A D H 20 position 236 R N Y G F W D K D K 20 for each 334 F V G F P D K K H K 20 peptide is 144 G L E D D T V V V A 19 the start 193 Q L Y D A W R G G L 19 position 343 K L Y G V Y C F R A 19 plus nine 17 H L S D N Y T L D H 18 74 I H K I R I K W T K 18 128 D L T L E D Y G R Y 18 152 V A L D L Q G V V F 18 153 A L D L Q G V V F P 18 306 A G W L A D G S V R 18 313 S V R Y P I S R P R 18 48 K V F S H R G G N V 17 91 E V D V F V S M G Y 17 151 V V A L D L Q G V V 17 3 S L L L L V L I S I 16 4 L L L L V L I S I C 16 78 R I K W T K L T S D 16 88 Y L K E V D V F V S 16 113 F L K G G S D S D A 16 124 L V I T D L T L E D 16 129 L T L E D Y G R Y K 16 149 T V V V A L D L Q G 16 155 D L Q G V V F P Y F 16 171 N L N F H E A Q Q A 16 231 T V P G V R N Y G F 16 297 K I L G Y D R C D A 16 53 R G G N V T L P C K 15 56 N V T L P C K F Y R 15 76 K I R I K W T K L T 15 125 V I T D L T L E D Y 15 201 G L D W C N A G W L 15 208 G W L S D G S V Q Y 15 212 D G S V Q Y P I T K 15 214 S V Q Y P I T K P R 15 275 A V Q A C L N D G A 15 284 A Q I A K V G Q I F 15 7 L V L I S I C W A D 14 11 S I C W A D H L S D 14 40 L L V E A E Q A K V 14 67 P T A F G S G I H K 14 86 S D Y L K E V D V F 14 106 G G Y Q G R V F L K 14 140 E V I E G L E D D T 14 141 V I E G L E D D T V 14 159 V V F P Y F P R L G 14 207 A G W L S D G S V Q 14 221 K P R E P C G G Q N 14 292 I F A A W K I L G Y 14 307 G W L A D G S V R Y 14 320 R P R R R C S P T E 14 23 T L D H D R A I H I 13 31 H I Q A E N G P H L 13 62 K F Y R D P T A F G 13 83 K L T S D Y L K E V 13 104 T Y G G Y Q G R V F 13 123 S L V I T D L T L E 13 180 A C L D Q D A V I A 13 298 I L G Y D R C D A G 13 5 L L L V L I S I C W 12 6 L L V L I S I C W A 12 9 L I S I C W A D H L 12 29 A I H I Q A E N G P 12 34 A E N G P H L L V E 12 44 A E Q A K V F S H R 12 77 I R I K W T K L T S 12 81 W T K L T S D Y L K 12 96 V S M G Y H K K T Y 12 122 A S L V I T D L T L 12 130 T L E D Y G R Y K C 12 150 V V V A L D L Q G V 12 187 V I A S F D Q L Y D 12 264 L I H P T K L T Y D 12 277 Q A C L N D G A Q I 12 291 Q I F A A W K I L G 12 308 W L A D G S V R Y P 12 314 V R Y P I S R P R R 12 317 P I S R P R R R C S 12 339 D K K H K L Y G V Y 12 22 Y T L D H D R A I H 11 50 F S H R G G N V T L 11 71 G S G I H K I R I K 11 79 I K W T K L T S D Y 11 143 E G L E D D T V V V 11 161 F P Y F P R L G R Y 11 165 P R L G R Y N L N F 11 181 C L D Q D A V I A S 11 209 W L S D G S V Q Y P 11 227 G G Q N T V P G V R 11 285 Q I A K V G Q I F A 11 318 I S R P R R R C S P 11 325 C S P T E A A V R F 11 328 T E A A V R F V G F 11 332 V R F V G F P D K K 11 28 R A I H I Q A E N G 10 30 I H I Q A E N G P H 10 58 T L P C K F Y R D P 10 65 R D P T A F G S G I 10 94 V F V S M G Y H K K 10 95 F V S M G Y H K K T 10 103 K T Y G G Y Q G R V 10 158 G V V F P Y F P R L 10 179 Q A C L D Q D A V I 10 182 L D Q D A V I A S F 10 239 G F W D K D K S R Y 10 246 S R Y D V F C F T S 10 249 D V F C F T S N F N 10 253 F T S N F N G R F Y 10 257 F N G R F Y Y L I H 10 294 A A W K I L G Y D R 10 315 R Y P I S R P R R R 10 333 R F V G F P D K K H 10 340 K K H K L Y G V Y C 10 2 K S L L L L V L I S 9 38 P H L L V E A E Q A 9 73 G I H K I R I K W T 9 138 K C E V I E G L E D 9 170 Y N L N F H E A Q Q 9 190 S F D Q L Y D A W R 9 268 T K L T Y D E A V Q 9 278 A C L N D G A Q I A 9 281 N D G A Q I A K V G 9 287 A K V G Q I F A A W 9 303 R C D A G W L A D G 9 330 A A V R F V G F P D 9 341 K H K L Y G V Y C F 9 13 C W A D H L S D N Y 8 15 A D H L S D N Y T L 8 90 K E V D V F V S M G 8 115 K G G S D S D A S L 8 142 I E G L E D D T V V 8 154 L D L Q G V V F P Y 8 160 V F P Y F P R L G R 8 183 D Q D A V I A S F D 8 197 A W R G G L D W C N 8 218 P I T K P R E P C G 8 223 R E P C G G Q N T V 8 229 Q N T V P G V R N Y 8 242 D K D K S R Y D V F 8 243 K D K S R Y D V F C 8 299 L G Y D R C D A G W 8 300 G Y D R C D A G W L 8 321 P R R R C S P T E A 8 322 R R R C S P T E A A 8 323 R R C S P T E A A V 8 12 I C W A D H L S D N 7 35 E N G P H L L V E A 7 49 V F S H R G G N V T 7 51 S H R G G N V T L P 7 61 C K F Y R D P T A F 7 63 F Y R D P T A F G S 7 66 D P T A F G S G I H 7 69 A F G S G I H K I R 7 75 H K I R I K W T K L 7 99 G Y H K K T Y G G Y 7 101 H K K T Y G G Y Q G 7 102 K K T Y G G Y Q G R 7 116 G G S D S D A S L V 7 117 G S D S D A S L V I 7 133 D Y G R Y K C E V I 7 134 Y G R Y K C E V I E 7 195 Y D A W R G G L D W 7 215 V Q Y P I T K P R E 7 219 I T K P R E P C G G 7 224 E P C G G Q N T V P 7 228 G Q N T V P G V R N 7 233 P G V R N Y G F W D 7 244 D K S R Y D V F C F 7 247 R Y D V F C F T S N 7 248 Y D V F C F T S N F 7 254 T S N F N G R F Y Y 7 261 F Y Y L I H P T K L 7 311 D G S V R Y P I S R 7 319 S R P R R R C S P T 7 327 P T E A A V R F V G 7 336 G F P D K K H K L Y 7 344 L Y G V Y C F R A Y 7 25 D H D R A I H I Q A 6 26 H D R A I H I Q A E 6 33 Q A E N S P H L L V 6 42 V E A E Q A K V F S 6 43 E A E Q A K V F S H 6 55 G N V T L P C K F Y 6 64 Y R D P T A F G S G 6 87 D Y L K E V D V F V 6 89 L K E V D V F V S M 6 109 Q G R V F L K G G S 6 110 G R V F L K G G S D 6 118 S D S D A S L V I T 6 119 D S D A S L V I T D 6 127 T D L T L E D Y G R 6 132 E D Y G R Y K C E V 6 145 L E D D T V V V A L 6 147 D D T V V V A L D L 6 157 Q G V V F P Y F P R 6 162 P Y F P R L G R Y N 6 169 R Y N L N F H E A Q 6 194 L Y D A W R G G L D 6 199 R G G L D W C N A G 6 200 G G L D W C N A G W 6 203 D W C N A G W L S D 6 222 P R E P C G G Q N T 6 225 P C G G Q N T V P G 6 238 Y G F W D K D K S R 6 245 K S R Y D V F C F T 6 270 L T Y D E A V Q A C 6 301 Y D R C D A S W L A 6 304 C D A G W L A D G S 6 312 G S V R Y P I S R P 6 342 H K L Y G V Y C F R 6 1 M K S L L L L V L I 5 10 I S I C W A D H L S 5 19 S D N Y T L D H D R 5 27 D R A I H I Q A E N 5 32 I Q A E N G P H L L 5 47 A K V F S H R G G N 5 52 H R G G N V T L P C 5 54 G G N V T L P C K F 5 57 V T L P C K F Y R D 5 60 P C K F Y R D P T A 5 72 S G I H K I R I K W 5 82 T K L T S D Y L K E 5 84 L T S D Y L K E V D 5 92 V D V F V S M G Y H 5 100 Y H K K T Y G G Y Q 5 105 Y G G Y Q G R V F L 5 107 G Y Q G R V F L K G 5 136 R Y K C E V I E G L 5 168 G R Y N L N F H E A 5 174 F H E A Q Q A C L D 5 177 A Q Q A C L D Q D A 5 189 A S F D Q L Y D A W 5 204 W C N A G W L S D G 5 252 C F T S N F N G R F 5 272 Y D E A V Q A C L N 5 280 L N D G A Q I A K V 5 282 D G A Q I A K V G Q 5 283 G A Q I A K V G Q I 5 295 A W K I L G Y D R C 5 302 D R C D A G W L A D 5 20 D N Y T L D H D R A 4 37 G P H L L V E A E Q 4 85 T S D Y L K E V D V 4 98 M G Y H K K T Y G G 4 112 V F L K G G S D S D 4 135 G R Y K C E V I E G 4 163 Y F P R L G R Y N L 4 164 F P R L G R Y N L N 4 173 N F H E A Q Q A C L 4 175 H E A Q Q A C L D Q 4 178 Q Q A C L D Q D A V 4 185 D A V I A S F D Q L 4 191 F D Q L Y D A W R G 4 196 D A W R G G L D W C 4 216 Q Y P I T K P R E P 4 217 Y P I T K P R E P C 4 220 T K P R E P C G G Q 4 230 N T V P G V R N Y G 4 251 F C F T S N F N G R 4 271 T Y D E A V Q A C L 4 273 D E A V Q A C L N D 4 286 I A K V G Q I F A A 4 289 V G Q I F A A W K I 4 296 W K I L G Y D R C D 4 316 Y P I S R P R R R C 4 345 Y G V Y C F R A Y N 4 16 D H L S D N Y T L D 3 46 Q A K V F S H R G G 3 80 K W T K L T S D Y L 3 108 Y Q G R V F L K G G 3 114 L K G G S D S D A S 3 120 S D A S L V I T D L 3 126 I T D L T L E D Y G 3 146 E D D T V V V A L D 3 167 L G R Y N L N F H E 3 176 E A Q Q A C L D Q D 3 184 Q D A V I A S F D Q 3 202 L D W C N A G W L S 3 205 C N A G W L S D G S 3 206 N A G W L S D G S V 3 241 W D K D K S R Y D V 3 258 N G R F Y Y L I H P 3 262 Y Y L I H P T K L T 3 267 P T K L T Y D E A V 3 276 V Q A C L N D G A Q 3 290 G Q I F A A W K I L 3 305 D A G W L A D G S V 3 309 L A D G S V R Y P I 3 310 A D G S V R Y P I S 3 335 V G F P D K K H K L 3 337 F P D K K H K L Y G 3 21 N Y T L D H D R A I 2 68 T A F G S G I H K I 2 70 F G S G I H K I R I 2 97 S M G Y H K K T Y G 2 137 Y K C E V I E G L E 2 188 I A S F D Q L Y D A 2 192 D Q L Y D A W R G G 2 198 W R G G L D W C N A 2 210 L S D G S V Q Y P I 2 255 S N F N G R F Y Y L 2 256 N F N G R F Y Y L I 2 265 I H P T K L T Y D E 2 293 F A A W K I L G Y D 2 326 S P T E A A V R F V 2 329 E A A V R F V G F P 2 18 L S D N Y T L D H D 1 24 L D H D R A I H I Q 1 36 N G P H L L V E A E 1 45 E Q A K V F S H R G 1 59 L P C K F Y R D P T 1 121 D A S L V I T D L T 1 139 C E V I E G L E D D 1 156 L Q G V V F P Y F P 1 172 L N F H E A Q Q A C 1 211 S D G S V Q Y P I T 1 213 G S V Q Y P I I K P 1 232 V P G V R N Y G F W 1 338 P D K K H K L Y G V 1 151P3D4 v.2: HLA Peptide Scoring Results A3 10-mers SYFPEITHI 111 K L K Y L A F L H K 27 Portion 87 V L L G R K A V V V 25 of SEQ 343 V L A R G K P Q R K 25 ID NO: 75 T V Y Q D G K Q R K 24 5; each 10 P L R A L H I V V E 23 start 86 K V L L G R K A V V 23 position 237 K T I A P L A A T R 22 is 13 A L H I V V E S I R 21 specified, 88 L L G R K A V V V S 21 the length 198 K N K Q L M R L Q K 21 of 331 K P A R H C Q G Q K 21 peptide is 342 N V L A R G K P Q R 21 10 amino 19 E S I R D H S G Q K 20 acids, the 36 D L L V P T K V T G 20 end 102 N I S G S F C R N K 20 position 269 A L S A R A P V P A 20 for each 284 W L P L R T P W T R 20 peptide is 64 K L A Y S N D G E H 19 the start 179 A V T A T L E E K R 19 position 240 A P L A A T R A T R 19 plus nine 249 R I G H P G G R T P 19 322 S P S G G G G L K K 19 33 K K V D L L V P T K 18 45 G I I T Q G A K D F 18 366 R P A D L A G S G Y 18 386 L E E G L G G K Q K 18 154 Q G H A S E A Y K K 17 163 K V C L S G A P H E 17 167 S G A P H E V G W K 17 172 E V G W K Y Q A V T 17 182 A T L E E K R K E K 17 202 L M R L Q K Q A E K 17 241 P L A A T R A T R I 17 264 A H R P P A L S A R 17 275 P V P A A S P A A W 17 295 S S C P T S S S T Y 17 372 G S G Y C G A L W K 17 20 S I R D H S G Q K M 16 34 K V D L L V P T K V 16 55 G H V Q F V G S Y K 16 165 C L S G A P H E V G 16 189 K E K A E I H Y R K 16 201 Q L M R L Q K Q A E 16 228 S P R G L G F I F K 16 238 T I A P L A A T R A 16 339 Q K H N V L A R G K 16 378 A L W K A I E S L E 16 385 S L E E G L G G K Q 16 42 K V T G I I T Q G A 15 83 R K D K V L L G R K 15 136 P S R I F W R Q E K 15 191 K A E I H Y R K N K 15 206 Q K Q A E K N M K K 15 207 K Q A E K N M K K K 15 256 R T P R A G S S A H 15 272 A R A P V P A A S P 15 306 S L S P Y G P R N P 15 361 Y V E N G R P A D L 15 16 I V V E S I R D H S 14 37 L L V P T K V T G I 14 58 Q F V G S Y K L A Y 14 68 S N D G E H W T V Y 14 93 A V V V S C E G I N 14 129 R P Y H F Q V P S R 14 204 R L Q K Q A E K N M 14 216 K I D K Y T E S P G 14 315 P L P N P R H S P S 14 321 H S P S G G G G L K 14 345 A R G K P Q R K P K 14 352 K P K S E N N S W Y 14 384 E S L E E G L G G K 14 388 E G L G G K Q K D K 14 21 I R D H S G Q K M K 13 43 V T G I I T Q G A K 13 50 G A K D F G H V Q F 13 59 F V G S Y K L A Y S 13 94 V V V S C E G I N I 13 100 G I N I S G S F C R 13 138 R I F W R Q E K A D 13 153 P Q G H A S E A Y K 13 162 K K V C L S G A P H 13 221 T E S P G G G S P R 13 247 A T R I G H P G G R 13 286 P L R T P W T R P S 13 369 D L A G S G Y C G A 13 7 K T F P L R A L H I 12 15 H I V V E S I R D H 12 17 V V E S I R D H S G 12 77 Y Q D E K Q R K D K 12 114 Y L A F L H K R M N 12 120 K R M N T N P S R R 12 134 Q V P S R I F W R Q 12 178 Q A V T A T L E E K 12 205 L Q K Q A E K N M K 12 230 R G L G F I F K T I 12 257 T P R A G S S A H R 12 263 S A H R P P A L S A 12 328 G L K K P A R H C Q 12 382 A I E S L E E G L G 12 389 G L G G K Q K D K E 12 1 M L E H T T K T F P 11 25 S G Q K M K Q D K K 11 38 L V P T K V T G I I 11 82 Q R K D K V L L G R 11 104 S G S F C R N K L K 11 117 F L H K R M N T N P 11 127 S R R P Y H F Q V P 11 143 Q E K A D G G S C C 11 173 V G W K Y Q A V T A 11 175 W K Y Q A V T A T L 11 180 V T A T L E E K R K 11 183 T L E E K R K E K A 11 187 K R K E K A E I H Y 11 193 E I H Y R K N K Q L 11 195 H Y R K N K Q L M R 11 231 G L G F I F K T I A 11 234 F I F K T I A P L A 11 243 A A T R A T R I G H 11 250 I G H P G G R T P R 11 255 G R T P R A G S S A 11 271 S A R A P V P A A S 11 320 R H S P S G G G G L 11 371 A G S G Y C G A L W 11 391 G G K Q K D K E R K 11 397 K E R K A E N G P H 11 24 H S G Q K M K Q D K 10 31 Q D K K V D L L V P 10 44 T G I I T Q G A K D 10 46 I I T Q G A K D F G 10 49 Q G A K D F G H V Q 10 56 H V Q F V G S Y K L 10 72 E H W T V Y Q D E K 10 95 V V S C E G I N I S 10 99 E G I N I S G S F C 10 142 R Q E K A D G G S C 10 186 E K R K E K A E I H 10 210 E K N M K K K I D K 10 225 G G G S P R G L G F 10 227 G S P R G L G F I F 10 266 R P P A L S A R A P 10 273 R A P V P A A S P A 10 276 V P A A S P A A W L 10 288 R T P W T R P S S C 10 291 W T R P S S C P T S 10 301 S S T Y D S L S P Y 10 332 P A R H C Q G Q K H 10 337 Q G Q K H N V L A R 10 368 A D L A G S G Y C G 10 9 F P L R A L H I V V 9 52 K D F G H V Q F V G 9 54 F G H V Q F V G S Y 9 81 K Q R K D K V L L G 9 89 L G R K A V V V S C 9 105 G S F C R N K L K Y 9 109 R N K L K Y L A F L 9 110 N K L K Y L A F L H 9 112 L K Y L A F L H K R 9 116 A F L H K R M N T N 9 119 H K R M N T N P S R 9 126 P S R R P Y H F Q V 9 150 S C C P Q G H A S E 9 152 C P Q G H A S E A Y 9 157 A S E A Y K K V C L 9 159 E A Y K K V C L S G 9 168 G A P H E V G W K Y 9 176 K Y Q A V T A T L E 9 194 I H Y R K N K Q L M 9 211 K N M K K K I D K Y 9 215 K K I D K Y T E S P 9 244 A T R A T R I G H P 9 248 T R I G H P G G R T 9 254 G G R T P R A G S S 9 268 P A L S A R A P V P 9 278 A A S P A A W L P L 9 279 A S P A A W L P L R 9 283 A W L P L R T P W T 9 293 R P S S C P T S S S 9 311 G P R N P L P N P R 9 326 G G G L K K P A R H 9 348 K P Q R K P K S E N 9 364 N G R P A D L A G S 9 383 I E S L E E G L G G 9 6 T K T F P L R A L H 8 12 R A L H I V V E S I 8 28 K M K Q D K K V D L 8 47 I T Q G A K D F G H 8 98 C E G I N I S G S F 8 108 C R N K L K Y L A F 8 122 M N T N P S R R P Y 8 123 N T N P S R R P Y H 8 128 R R P Y H F Q V P S 8 133 F Q V P S R I F W R 8 139 I F W R Q E K A D G 8 146 A D G G S C C P Q G 8 188 R K E K A E I H Y R 8 200 K Q L M R L Q K Q A 8 219 K Y T E S P G G G S 8 235 I F K T I A P L A A 8 280 S P A A W L P L R T 8 314 N P L P N P R H S P 8 346 R G K P Q R K P K S 8 354 K S E N N S W Y V E 8 359 S W Y V E N G R P A 8 365 G R P A D L A G S G 8 395 K D K E R K A E N G 8 35 V D L L V P T K V T 7 61 G S Y K L A Y S N D 7 65 L A Y S N D G E H W 7 74 W T V Y Q D E K Q R 7 80 E K Q R K D K V L L 7 84 K D K V L L G R K A 7 113 K Y L A F L H K R M 7 160 A Y K K V C L S G A 7 185 E E K R K E K A E I 7 246 R A T R I G H P G G 7 253 P G G R T P R A G S 7 274 A P V P A A S P A A 7 308 S P Y G P R N P L P 7 309 P Y G P R N P L P N 7 312 P R N P L P N P R H 7 317 P N P R H S P S G G 7 325 G G G G L K K P A R 7 329 L K K P A R H C Q G 7 363 E N G R P A D L A G 7 381 K A I E S L E E G L 7 393 K Q K D K E R K A E 7 399 R K A E N G P H L L 7 11 L R A L H I V V E S 6 27 Q K M K Q D K K V D 6 30 K Q D K K V D L L V 6 90 G R K A V V V S C E 6 97 S C E G I N I S G S 6 135 V P S R I F W R Q E 6 140 F W R Q E K A D G G 6 151 C C P Q G H A S E A 6 166 L S G A P H E V G W 6 192 A E I H Y R K N K Q 6 214 K K K I D K Y T E S 6 218 D K Y T E S P G G G 6 220 Y T E S P G G G S P 6 233 G F I F K T I A P L 6 258 P R A G S S A H R P 6 262 S S A H R P P A L S 6 265 H R P P A L S A R A 6 267 P P A L S A R A P V 6 282 A A W L P L R T P W 6 285 L P L R T P W T R P 6 287 L R T P W T R P S S 6 300 S S S T Y D S L S P 6 302 S T Y D S L S P Y G 6 304 Y D S L S P Y G P R 6 313 R N P L P N P R H S 6 335 H C Q G Q K H N V L 6 350 Q R K P K S E N N S 6 351 R K P K S E N N S W 6 355 S E N N S W Y V E N 6 379 L W K A I E S L E E 6 398 E R K A E N G P H L 6 22 R D H S G Q K M K Q 5 23 D H S G Q K M K Q D 5 32 D K K V D L L V P T 5 40 P T K V T G I I T Q 5 60 V G S Y K L A Y S N 5 66 A Y S N D G E H W T 5 67 Y S N D G E H W T V 5 69 N D G E H W T V Y Q 5 79 D E K Q R K D K V L 5 91 R K A V V V S C E G 5 101 I N I S G S F C R N 5 124 T N P S R R P Y H F 5 145 K A D G G S C C P Q 5 147 D G G S C C P Q G H 5 156 H A S E A Y K K V C 5 203 M R L Q K Q A E K N 5 209 A E K N M K K K I D 5 213 M K K K I D K Y T E 5 236 F K T I A P L A A T 5 270 L S A R A P V P A A 5 281 P A A W L P L R T P 5 294 P S S C P T S S S T 5 305 D S L S P Y G P R N 5 316 L P N P R H S P S G 5 327 G G L K K P A R H C 5 330 K K P A R H C Q G Q 5 340 K H N V L A R G K P 5 344 L A R G K P Q R K P 5 362 V E N G R P A D L A 5 373 S G Y C G A L W K A 5 375 Y C G A L W K A I E 5 376 C G A L W K A I E S 5 394 Q K D K E R K A E N 5 3 E H T T K T F P L R 4 4 H T T K T F P L R A 4 18 V E S I R D H S G Q 4 41 T K V T G I I T Q G 4 53 D F G H V Q F V G S 4 63 Y K L A Y S N D G E 4 106 S F C R N K L K Y L 4 107 F C R N K L K Y L A 4 118 L H K R M N T N P S 4 121 R M N T N P S R R P 4 130 P Y H F Q V P S R I 4 131 Y H F Q V P S R I F 4 137 S R I F W R Q E K A 4 149 G S C C P Q G H A S 4 169 A P H E V G W K Y Q 4 177 Y Q A V T A T L E E 4 197 R K N K Q L M R L Q 4 223 S P G G G S P R G L 4 224 P G G G S P R G L G 4 226 G G S P R G L G F I 4 239 I A P L A A T R A T 4 245 T R A T R I G H P G 4 252 H P G G R T P R A G 4 259 R A G S S A H R P P 4 260 A G S S A H R P P A 4 261 G S S A H R P P A L 4 277 P A A S P A A W L P 4 292 T R P S S C P T S S 4 318 N P R H S P S G G G 4 319 P R H S P S G G G G 4 334 R H C Q G Q K H N V 4 336 C Q G Q K H N V L A 4 338 G Q K H N V L A R G 4 341 H N V L A R G K P Q 4 357 N N S W Y V E N G R 4 377 G A L W K A I E S L 4 390 L G G K Q K D K E R 4 14 L H I V V E S I R D 3 39 V P T K V T G I I T 3 48 T Q G A K D F G H V 3 51 A K D F G H V Q F V 3 62 S Y K L A Y S N D G 3 70 D G E H W T V Y Q D 3 85 D K V L L G R K A V 3 92 K A V V V S C E G I 3 96 V S C E G I N I S G 3 103 I S G S F C R N K L 3 115 L A F L H K R M N T 3 125 N P S R R P Y H F Q 3 161 Y K K V C L S G A P 3 164 V C L S G A P H E V 3 170 P H E V G W K Y Q A 3 171 H E V G W K Y Q A V 3 174 G W K Y Q A V T A T 3 196 Y R K N K Q L M R L 3 217 I D K Y T E S P G G 3 289 T P W T R P S S C P 3 290 P W T R P S S C P T 3 299 T S S S T Y D S L S 3 310 Y G P R N P L P N P 3 324 S G G G G L K K P A 3 333 A R H C Q G Q K H N 3 347 G K P Q R K P K S E 3 349 P Q R K P K S E N N 3 360 W Y V E N G R P A D 3 374 G Y C G A L W K A I 3 396 D K E R K A E N G P 3 5 T T K T F P L R A L 2 78 Q D E K Q R K D K V 2 141 W R Q E K A D G G S 2 144 E K A D G G S C C P 2 158 S E A Y K K V C L S 2 190 E K A E I H Y R K N 2 208 Q A E K N M K K K I 2 222 E S P G G G S P R G 2 232 L G F I F K T I A P 2 251 G H P G G R T P R A 2 296 S C P T S S S T Y D 2 298 P T S S S T Y D S L 2 323 P S G G G G L K K P 2 367 P A D L A G S G Y C 2 370 L A G S G Y C G A L 2 380 W K A I E S L E E G 2 8 T F P L R A L H I V 1 26 G Q K M K Q D K K V 1 29 M K Q D K K V D L L 1 76 V Y Q D E K Q R K D 1 132 H F Q V P S R I F W 1 148 G G S C C P Q G H A 1 155 G H A S E A Y K K V 1 181 T A T L E E K R K E 1 184 L E E K R K E K A E 1 199 N K Q L M R L Q K Q 1 212 N M K K K I D K Y T 1 229 P R G L G F I F K T 1 242 L A A T R A T R I G 1 303 T Y D S L S P Y G P 1 307 L S P Y G P R N P L 1 353 P K S E N N S W Y V 1 358 N S W Y V E N G R P 1 387 E E G L G G K Q K D 1

TABLE XL SEQ. ID Pos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 score NO. 151P3D4 v.1: HLA Peptide Scoring Results A26 10-mers SYFPEITHI 155 D L Q G V V F P Y F 31 Portion 91 E V D V F V S M G Y 29 of SEQ 128 D L T L E D Y G R Y 29 ID NO: 125 V I T D L T L E D Y 25 3; each 158 G V V F P Y F P R L 24 start 231 T V P G V R N Y G F 24 position 186 A V I A S F D Q L Y 23 is 242 D K D K S R Y D V F 22 specified, 292 I F A A W K I L G Y 22 the length 339 D K K H K L Y G V Y 21 of 31 H I Q A E N G P H L 20 peptide is 41 L V E A E Q A K V F 20 10 amino 140 E V I E G L E D D T 20 acids, the 148 D T V V V A L D L Q 20 end 244 D K S R Y D V F C F 20 position 253 F T S N F N G R F Y 20 for each 263 Y L I H P T K L T Y 20 peptide is 9 L I S I C W A D H L 19 the start 93 D V F V S M G Y H K 19 position 185 D A V I A S F D Q L 19 plus nine 239 G F W D K D K S R Y 19 193 Q L Y D A W R G G L 18 249 D V F C F T S N F N 18 252 C F T S N F N G R F 18 336 G F P D K K H K L Y 18 57 V T L P C K F Y R D 17 173 N F H E A Q Q A C L 17 182 L D Q D A V I A S F 17 201 G L D W C N A G W L 17 270 L T Y D E A V Q A C 17 328 T E A A V R F V G F 17 78 R I K W T K L T S D 16 99 G Y H K K T Y G G Y 16 145 L E D D T V V V A L 16 150 V V V A L D L Q G V 16 163 Y F P R L G R Y N L 16 264 L I H P T K L T Y D 16 73 G I H K I R I K W T 15 88 Y L K E V D V F V S 15 154 L D L Q G V V F P Y 15 161 F P Y F P R L G R Y 15 181 C L D Q D A V I A S 15 229 Q N T V P G V R N Y 15 331 A V R F V G F P D K 15 341 K H K L Y G V Y C F 15 344 L Y G V Y C F R A Y 15 35 E N G P H L L V E A 14 48 K V F S H R G G N V 14 83 K L T S D Y L K E V 14 86 S D Y L K E V D V F 14 89 L K E V D V F V S M 14 120 S D A S L V I T D L 14 136 R Y K C E V I E G L 14 144 G L E D D T V V V A 14 147 D D T V V V A L D L 14 153 A L D L Q G V V F P 14 159 V V F P Y F P R L G 14 209 W L S D G S V Q Y P 14 219 I T K P R E P C G G 14 234 G V R N Y G F W D K 14 255 S N F N G R F Y Y L 14 308 W L A D G S V R Y P 14 3 S L L L L V L I S I 13 4 L L L L V L I S I C 13 13 C W A D H L S D N Y 13 58 T L P C K F Y R D P 13 61 C K F Y R D P T A F 13 103 K T Y G G Y Q G R V 13 111 R V F L K G G S D S 13 124 L V I T D L T L E D 13 165 P R L G R Y N L N F 13 208 G W L S D G S V Q Y 13 284 A Q I A K V G Q I F 13 325 C S P T E A A V R F 13 335 V G F P D K K H K L 13 6 L L V L I S I C W A 12 8 V L I S I C W A D H 12 22 Y T L D H D R A I H 12 40 L L V E A E Q A K V 12 43 E A E Q A K V F S H 12 67 P T A F G S G I H K 12 94 V F V S M G Y H K K 12 96 V S M G Y H K K T Y 12 104 T Y G G Y Q G R V F 12 113 F L K G G S D S D A 12 123 S L V I T D L T L E 12 129 L T L E D Y G R Y K 12 141 V I E G L E D D T V 12 146 E D D T V V V A L D 12 152 V A L D L Q G V V F 12 166 R L G R Y N L N F H 12 176 E A Q Q A C L D Q D 12 187 V I A S F D Q L Y D 12 218 P I T K P R E P C G 12 230 N T V P G V R N Y G 12 248 Y D V F C F T S N F 12 256 N F N G R F Y Y L I 12 267 P T K L T Y D E A V 12 271 T Y D E A V Q A C L 12 285 Q I A K V G Q I F A 12 288 K V G Q I F A A W K 12 291 Q I F A A W K I L G 12 297 K I L G Y D R C D A 12 307 G W L A D G S V R Y 12 7 L V L I S I C W A D 11 11 S I C W A D H L S D 11 16 D H L S D N Y T L D 11 29 A I H I Q A E N G P 11 32 I Q A E N G P H L L 11 54 G G N V T L P C K F 11 75 H K I R I K W T K L 11 79 I K W T K L T S D Y 11 81 W T K L T S D Y L K 11 84 L T S D Y L K E V D 11 95 F V S M G Y H K K T 11 115 K G G S D S D A S L 11 119 D S D A S L V I T D 11 126 I T D L T L E D Y G 11 149 T V V V A L D L Q G 11 151 V V A L D L Q G V V 11 274 E A V Q A C L N D G 11 275 A V Q A C L N D G A 11 329 E A A V R F V G F P 11 334 F V G F P D K K H K 11 343 K L Y G V Y C F R A 11 23 T L D H D R A I H I 10 39 H L L V E A E Q A K 10 55 G N V T L P C K F Y 10 56 N V T L P C K F Y R 10 76 K I R I K W T K L T 10 130 T L E D Y G R Y K C 10 171 N L N F H E A Q Q A 10 196 D A W R G G L D W C 10 214 S V Q Y P I T K P R 10 254 T S N F N G R F Y Y 10 269 K L T Y D E A V Q A 10 279 C L N D G A Q I A K 10 282 D G A Q I A K V G Q 10 290 G Q I F A A W K I L 10 313 S V R Y P I S R P R 10 317 P I S R P R R R C S 10 327 P T E A A V R F V G 10 17 H L S D N Y T L D H 9 27 D R A I H I Q A E N 9 45 E Q A K V F S H R G 9 50 F S H R G G N V T L 9 68 T A F G S G I H K I 9 80 K W T K L T S D Y L 9 105 Y G G Y Q G R V F L 9 132 E D Y G R Y K C E V 9 143 E G L E D D T V V V 9 190 S F D Q L Y D A W R 9 261 F Y Y L I H P T K L 9 280 L N D G A Q I A K V 9 298 I L G Y D R C D A G 9 300 G Y D R C D A G W L 9 333 R F V G F P D K K H 9 5 L L L V L I S I C W 8 15 A D H L S D N Y T L 8 25 D H D R A I H I Q A 8 64 Y R D P T A F G S G 8 87 D Y L K E V D V F V 8 112 V F L K G G S D S D 8 122 A S L V I T D L T L 8 160 V F P Y F P R L G R 8 183 D Q D A V I A S F D 8 189 A S F D Q L Y D A W 8 224 E P C G G Q N T V P 8 273 D E A V Q A C L N D 8 287 A K V G Q I F A A W 8 302 D R C D A G W L A D 8 20 D N Y T L D H D R A 7 62 K F Y R D P T A F G 7 69 A F G S G I H K I R 7 90 K E V D V F V S M G 7 107 G Y Q G R V F L K G 7 192 D Q L Y D A W R G G 7 203 D W C N A G W L S D 7 226 C G G Q N T V P G V 7 250 V F C F T S N F N G 7 251 F C F T S N F N G R 7 260 R F Y Y L I H P T K 7 305 D A G W L A D G S V 7 311 D G S V R Y P I S R 7 338 P D K K H K L Y G V 7 18 L S D N Y T L D H D 6 26 H D R A I H I Q A E 6 34 A E N G P H L L V E 6 36 N G P H L L V E A E 6 44 A E Q A K V F S H R 6 49 V F S H R G G N V T 6 51 S H R G G N V T L P 6 66 D P T A F G S G I H 6 102 K K T Y G G Y Q G R 6 118 S D S D A S L V I T 6 121 D A S L V I T D L T 6 133 D Y G R Y K C E V I 6 135 G R Y K C E V I E G 6 211 S D G S V Q Y P I T 6 212 D G S V Q Y P I T K 6 213 G S V Q Y P I T K P 6 247 R Y D V F C F T S N 6 259 G R F Y Y L I H P T 6 266 H P T K L T Y D E A 6 286 I A K V G Q I F A A 6 295 A W K I L G Y D R C 6 303 R C D A G W L A D G 6 310 A D G S V R Y P I S 6 312 G S V R Y P I S R P 6 326 S P T E A A V R F V 6 1 M K S L L L L V L I 5 12 I C W A D H L S D N 5 24 L D H D R A I H I Q 5 53 R G G N V T L P C K 5 82 T K L T S D Y L K E 5 106 G G Y Q G R V F L K 5 108 Y Q G R V F L K G G 5 131 L E D Y G R Y K C E 5 168 G R Y N L N F H E A 5 204 W C N A G W L S D G 5 258 N G R F Y Y L I H P 5 283 G A Q I A K V G Q I 5 293 F A A W K I L G Y D 5 2 K S L L L L V L I S 4 42 V E A E Q A K V F S 4 71 G S G I H K I R I K 4 92 V D V F V S M G Y H 4 139 C E V I E G L E D D 4 157 Q G V V F P Y F P R 4 162 P Y F P R L G R Y N 4 164 F P R L G R Y N L N 4 172 L N F H E A Q Q A C 4 188 I A S F D Q L Y D A 4 205 C N A G W L S D G S 4 215 V Q Y P I T K P R E 4 222 P R E P C G G Q N T 4 232 V P G V R N Y G F W 4 245 K S R Y D V F C F T 4 257 F N G R F Y Y L I H 4 304 C D A G W L A D G S 4 314 V R Y P I S R P R R 4 316 Y P I S R P R R R C 4 342 H K L Y G V Y C F R 4 28 R A I H I Q A E N G 3 30 I H I Q A E N G P H 3 65 R D P T A F G S G I 3 70 F G S G I H K I R I 3 72 S G I H K I R I K W 3 77 I R I K W T K L T S 3 114 L K G G S D S D A S 3 198 W R G G L D W C N A 3 200 G G L D W C N A G W 3 210 L S D G S V Q Y P I 3 221 K P R E P C G G Q N 3 225 P C G G Q N T V P G 3 238 Y G F W D K D K S R 3 243 K D K S R Y D V F C 3 299 L G Y D R C D A G W 3 309 L A D G S V R Y P I 3 318 I S R P R R R C S P 3 323 R R C S P T E A A V 3 324 R C S P T E A A V R 3 332 V R F V G F P D K K 3 10 I S I C W A D H L S 2 37 G P H L L V E A E Q 2 46 Q A K V F S H R G G 2 52 H R G G N V T L P C 2 60 P C K F Y R D P T A 2 63 F Y R D P T A F G S 2 85 T S D Y L K E V D V 2 100 Y H K K T Y G G Y Q 2 101 H K K T Y G G Y Q G 2 116 G G S D S D A S L V 2 117 G S D S D A S L V I 2 137 Y K C E V I E G L E 2 170 Y N L N F H E A Q Q 2 175 H E A Q Q A C L D Q 2 178 Q Q A C L D Q D A V 2 180 A C L D Q D A V I A 2 197 A W R G G L D W C N 2 216 Q Y P I T K P R E P 2 217 Y P I T K P R E P C 2 220 T K P R E P C G G Q 2 228 G Q N T V P G V R N 2 236 R N Y G F W D K D K 2 240 F W D K D K S R Y D 2 241 W D K D K S R Y D V 2 276 G Q A C L N D G A Q 2 277 Q A C L N D G A Q I 2 296 W K I L G Y D R C D 2 315 R Y P I S R P R R R 2 319 S R P R R R C S P T 2 337 F P D K K H K L Y G 2 340 K K H K L Y G V Y C 2 14 W A D H L S D N Y T 1 21 N Y T L D H D R A I 1 38 P H L L V E A E Q A 1 47 A K V F S H R G G N 1 59 L P C K F Y R D P T 1 74 I H K I R I K W T K 1 98 M G Y H K K T Y G G 1 109 Q G R V F L K G G S 1 110 G R V F L K G G S D 1 127 T D L T L E D Y G R 1 134 Y G R Y K C E V I E 1 138 K C E V I E G L E D 1 167 L G R Y N L N F H E 1 169 R Y N L N F H E A Q 1 177 A Q Q A C L D Q D A 1 179 Q A C L D Q D A V I 1 184 Q D A V I A S F D Q 1 191 F D Q L Y D A W R G 1 194 L Y D A W R G G L D 1 195 Y D A W R G G L D W 1 199 R G G L D W C N A G 1 206 N A G W L S D G S V 1 207 A G W L S D G S V Q 1 223 R E P C G G Q N T V 1 235 V R N Y G F W D K D 1 237 N Y G F W D K D K S 1 246 S R Y D V F C F T S 1 265 I H P T K L T Y D E 1 268 T K L T Y D E A V Q 1 278 A C L N D G A Q I A 1 289 V G Q I F A A W K I 1 294 A A W K I L G Y D R 1 306 A G W L A D G S V R 1 320 R P R R R C S P T E 1 321 P R R R C S P T E A 1 322 R R R C S P T E A A 1 345 Y G V Y C F R A Y N 1 151P3D4 v.2: HLA Peptide Scoring Results A26 10-mers SYFPEITHI 193 E I H Y R K N K Q L 25 Portion 5 T T K T F P L R A L 24 of SEQ 298 P T S S S T Y D S L 24 ID NO: 45 G I I T Q G A K D F 22 5; each 369 D L A G S G Y C G A 22 start 20 S I R D H S G Q K M 21 position 233 G F I F K T I A P L 21 is 56 H V Q F V G S Y K L 19 specified, 58 Q F V G S Y K L A Y 19 the length 361 Y V E N G R P A D L 19 of 53 D F G H V Q F V G S 18 peptide is 106 S F C R N K L K Y L 18 10 amino 204 R L Q K Q A E K N M 18 acids, the 134 Q V P S R I F W R Q 17 end 172 E V G W K Y Q A V T 17 position 398 E R K A E N G P H L 17 for each 59 F V G S Y K L A Y S 16 peptide is 79 D E K Q R K D K V L 16 the start 108 C R N K L K Y L A F 16 position 211 K N M K K K I D K Y 16 plus nine 7 K T F P L R A L H I 15 36 D L L V P T K V T G 15 37 L L V P T K V T G I 15 40 P T K V T G I I T Q 15 54 F G H V Q F V G S Y 15 80 E K Q R K D K V L L 15 196 Y R K N K Q L M R L 15 244 A T R A T R I G H P 15 301 S S T Y D S L S P Y 15 15 H I V V E S I R D H 14 42 K V T G I I T Q G A 14 50 G A K D F G H V Q F 14 95 V V S C E G I N I S 14 109 R N K L K Y L A F L 14 111 K L K Y L A F L H K 14 187 K R K E K A E I H Y 14 190 E K A E I H Y R K N 14 234 F I F K T I A P L A 14 238 T I A P L A A T R A 14 366 R P A D L A G S G Y 14 10 P L R A L H I V V E 13 16 I V V E S I R D H S 13 23 D H S G Q K M K Q D 13 29 M K Q D K K V D L L 13 47 I T Q G A K D F G H 13 68 S N D G E H W T V Y 13 75 T V Y Q D E K Q R K 13 88 L L G R K A V V V S 13 102 N I S G S F C R N K 13 105 G S F C R N K L K Y 13 123 N T N P S R R P Y H 13 124 T N P S R R P Y H F 13 131 Y H F Q V P S R I F 13 138 R I F W R Q E K A D 13 152 C P Q G H A S E A Y 13 182 A T L E E K R K E K 13 216 K I D K Y T E S P G 13 237 K T I A P L A A T R 13 256 R T P R A G S S A H 13 275 P V P A A S P A A W 13 288 R T P W T R P S S C 13 291 W T R P S S C P T S 13 295 S S C P T S S S T Y 13 352 K P K S E N N S W Y 13 377 G A L W K A I E S L 13 381 K A I E S L E E G L 13 384 E S L E E G L G G K 13 4 H T T K T F P L R A 12 17 V V E S I R D H S G 12 32 D K K V D L L V P T 12 34 K V D L L V P T K V 12 94 V V V S C E G I N I 12 163 K V C L S G A P H E 12 168 G A P H E V G W K Y 12 180 V T A T L E E K R K 12 220 Y T E S P G G G S P 12 225 G G G S P R G L G F 12 302 S T Y D S L S P Y G 12 342 N V L A R G K P Q R 12 356 E N N S W Y V E N G 12 3 E H T T K T F P L R 11 8 T F P L R A L H I V 11 28 K M K Q D K K V D L 11 38 L V P T K V T G I I 11 43 V T G I I T Q G A K 11 46 I I T Q G A K D F G 11 70 D G E H W T V Y Q D 11 74 W T V Y Q D E K Q R 11 86 K V L L G R K A V V 11 87 V L L G R K A V V V 11 98 C E G I N I S G S F 11 179 A V T A T L E E K R 11 183 T L E E K R K E K A 11 222 E S P G G G S P R G 11 223 S P G G G S P R G L 11 227 G S P R G L G F I F 11 247 A T R I G H P G G R 11 306 S L S P Y G P R N P 11 320 R H S P S G G G G L 11 343 V L A R G K P Q R K 11 382 A I E S L E E G L G 11 385 S L E E G L G G K Q 11 389 G L G G K Q K D K E 11 399 R K A E N G P H L L 11 64 K L A Y S N D G E H 10 93 A V V V S C E G I N 10 100 G I N I S G S F C R 10 103 I S G S F C R N K L 10 114 Y L A F L H K R M N 10 116 A F L H K R M N T N 10 117 F L H K R M N T N P 10 122 M N T N P S R R P Y 10 165 C L S G A P H E V G 10 175 W K Y Q A V T A T L 10 201 Q L M R L Q K Q A E 10 241 P L A A T R A T R I 10 249 R I G H P G G R T P 10 261 G S S A H R P P A L 10 276 V P A A S P A A W L 10 278 A A S P A A W L P L 10 315 P L P N P R H S P S 10 328 G L K K P A R H C Q 10 335 H C Q G Q K H N V L 10 370 L A G S G Y C G A L 10 378 A L W K A I E S L E 10 13 A L H I V V E S I R 9 19 E S I R D H S G Q K 9 99 E G I N I S G S F C 9 113 K Y L A F L H K R M 9 147 D G G S C C P Q G H 9 157 A S E A Y K K V C L 9 185 E E K R K E K A E I 9 194 I H Y R K N K Q L M 9 269 A L S A R A P V P A 9 284 W L P L R T P W T R 9 305 D S L S P Y G P R N 9 307 L S P Y G P R N P L 9 1 M L E H T T K T F P 8 2 L E H T T K T F P L 8 97 S C E G I N I S G S 8 101 I N I S G S F C R N 8 144 E K A D G G S C C P 8 159 E A Y K K V C L S G 8 160 A Y K K V C L S G A 8 171 H E V G W K Y Q A V 8 207 K Q A E K N M K K K 8 231 G L G F I F K T I A 8 235 I F K T I A P L A A 8 264 A H R P P A L S A R 8 286 P L R T P W T R P S 8 364 N G R P A D L A G S 8 387 E E G L G G K Q K D 8 388 E G L G G K Q K D K 8 11 L R A L H I V V E S 7 61 G S Y K L A Y S N D 7 72 E H W T V Y Q D E K 7 82 Q R K D K V L L G R 7 83 R K D K V L L G R K 7 85 D K V L L G R K A V 7 89 L G R K A V V V S C 7 127 S R R P Y H F Q V P 7 139 I F W R Q E K A D G 7 155 G H A S E A Y K K V 7 167 S G A P H E V G W K 7 186 E K R K E K A E I H 7 218 D K Y T E S P G G G 7 270 L S A R A P V P A A 7 310 Y G P R N P L P N P 7 323 P S G G G G L K K P 7 338 G Q K H N V L A R G 7 363 E N G R P A D L A G 7 396 D K E R K A E N G P 7 31 Q D K K V D L L V P 6 33 K K V D L L V P T K 6 51 A K D F G H V Q F V 6 57 V Q F V G S Y K L A 6 90 G R K A V V V S C E 6 129 R P Y H F Q V P S R 6 132 H F Q V P S R I F W 6 133 F Q V P S R I F W R 6 174 G W K Y Q A V T A T 6 199 N K Q L M R L Q K Q 6 210 E K N M K K K I D K 6 214 K K K I D K Y T E S 6 226 G G S P R G L G F I 6 228 S P R G L G F I F K 6 230 R G L G F I F K T I 6 236 F K T I A P L A A T 6 279 A S P A A W L P L R 6 337 Q G Q K H N V L A R 6 355 S E N N S W Y V E N 6 380 W K A I E S L E E G 6 12 R A L H I V V E S I 5 41 T K V T G I I T Q G 5 48 T Q G A K D F G H V 5 71 G E H W T V Y Q D E 5 81 K Q R K D K V L L G 5 112 L K Y L A F L H K R 5 158 S E A Y K K V C L S 5 178 Q A V T A T L E E K 5 188 R K E K A E I H Y R 5 197 R K N K Q L M R L Q 5 229 P R G L G F I F K T 5 248 T R I G H P G G R T 5 251 G H P G G R T P R A 5 265 H R P P A L S A R A 5 272 A R A P V P A A S P 5 281 P A A W L P L R T P 5 346 R G K P Q R K P K S 5 373 S G Y C G A L W K A 5 44 T G I I T Q G A K D 4 52 K D F G H V Q F V G 4 115 L A F L H K R M N T 4 125 N P S R R P Y H F Q 4 146 A D G G S C C P Q G 4 150 S C C P Q G H A S E 4 151 C C P Q G H A S E A 4 215 K K I D K Y T E S P 4 255 G R T P R A G S S A 4 258 P R A G S S A H R P 4 274 A P V P A A S P A A 4 287 L R T P W T R P S S 4 304 Y D S L S P Y G P R 4 312 P R N P L P N P R H 4 316 L P N P R H S P S G 4 325 G G G G L K K P A R 4 329 L K K P A R H C Q G 4 350 Q R K P K S E N N S 4 360 W Y V E N G R P A D 4 394 Q K D K E R K A E N 4 395 K D K E R K A E N G 4 14 L H I V V E S I R D 3 22 R D H S G Q K M K Q 3 69 N D G E H W T V Y Q 3 77 Y Q D E K Q R K D K 3 96 V S C E G I N I S G 3 137 S R I F W R Q E K A 3 141 W R Q E K A D G G S 3 145 K A D G G S C C P Q 3 192 A E I H Y R K N K Q 3 198 K N K Q L M R L Q K 3 205 L Q K Q A E K N M K 3 217 I D K Y T E S P G G 3 219 K Y T E S P G G G S 3 221 T E S P G G G S P R 3 232 L G F I F K T I A P 3 252 H P G G R T P R A G 3 283 A W L P L R T P W T 3 292 T R P S S C P T S S 3 293 R P S S C P T S S S 3 303 T Y D S L S P Y G P 3 308 S P Y G P R N P L P 3 314 N P L P N P R H S P 3 317 P N P R H S P S G G 3 322 S P S G G G G L K K 3 330 K K P A R H C Q G Q 3 344 L A R G K P Q R K P 3 347 G K P Q R K P K S E 3 351 R K P K S E N N S W 3 371 A G S S Y C G A L W 3 374 G Y C G A L W K A I 3 386 L E E G L G G K Q K 3 391 G G K Q K D K E R K 3 393 K Q K D K E R K A E 3 18 V E S I R D H S G Q 2 21 I R D H S G Q K M K 2 24 H S G Q K M K Q D K 2 25 S G Q K M K Q D K K 2 26 G Q K M K Q D K K V 2 30 K Q D K K V D L L V 2 49 Q G A K D F G H V Q 2 55 G H V Q F V G S Y K 2 65 L A Y S N D G E H W 2 76 V Y Q D E K Q R K D 2 78 Q D E K Q R K D K V 2 84 K D K V L L G R K A 2 91 R K A V V V S C E G 2 119 H K R M N T N P S R 2 120 K R M N T N P S R R 2 128 R R P Y H F Q V P S 2 130 P Y H F Q V P S R I 2 136 P S R I F W R Q E K 2 140 F W R Q E K A D G G 2 142 R Q E K A D G G S C 2 143 Q E K A D G G S C C 2 156 H A S E A Y K K V C 2 161 Y K K V C L S G A P 2 164 V C L S G A P H E V 2 166 L S G A P H E V G W 2 169 A P H E V G W K Y Q 2 173 V G W K Y Q A V T A 2 177 Y Q A V T A T L E E 2 184 L E E K R K E K A E 2 189 K E K A E I H Y R K 2 195 H Y R K N K Q L M R 2 202 L M R L Q K Q A E K 2 203 M R L Q K Q A E K N 2 206 Q K Q A E K N M K K 2 208 Q A E K N M K K K I 2 212 N M K K K I D K Y T 2 213 M K K K I D K Y T E 2 224 P G G G S P R G L G 2 239 I A P L A A T R A T 2 246 R A T R I G H P G G 2 250 I G H P G G R T P R 2 253 P G G R T P R A G S 2 257 T P R A G S S A H R 2 260 A G S S A H R P P A 2 262 S S A H R P P A L S 2 266 R P P A L S A R A P 2 267 P P A L S A R A P V 2 268 P A L S A R A P V P 2 271 S A R A P V P A A S 2 273 R A P V P A A S P A 2 277 P A A S P A A W L P 2 280 S P A A W L P L R T 2 294 P S S C P T S S S T 2 299 T S S S T Y D S L S 2 309 P Y G P R N P L P N 2 313 R N P L P N P R H S 2 319 P R H S P S G G G G 2 321 H S P S G G G G L K 2 324 S G G G G L K K P A 2 326 G G G L K K P A R H 2 327 G G L K K P A R H C 2 331 K P A R H C Q G Q K 2 332 P A R H C Q G Q K H 2 334 R H C Q G Q K H N V 2 336 C Q G Q K H N V L A 2 348 K P Q R K P K S E N 2 349 P Q R K P K S E N N 2 353 P K S E N N S W Y V 2 362 V E N G R P A D L A 2 365 G R P A D L A G S G 2 376 C G A L W K A I E S 2 379 L W K A I E S L E E 2 390 L G G K Q K D K E R 2 392 G K Q K D K E R K A 2 6 T K T F P L R A L H 1 27 Q K M K Q D K K V D 1 39 V P T K V T G I I T 1 60 V G S Y K L A Y S N 1 62 S Y K L A Y S N D G 1 63 Y K L A Y S N D G E 1 67 Y S N D G E H W T V 1 73 H W T V Y Q D E K Q 1 92 K A V V V S C E G I 1 110 N K L K Y L A F L H 1 118 L H K R M N T N P S 1 121 R M N T N P S R R P 1 126 P S R R P Y H F Q V 1 135 V P S R I F W R Q E 1 148 G G S C C P Q G H A 1 149 G S C C P Q G H A S 1 153 P Q G H A S E A Y K 1 154 Q G H A S E A Y K K 1 162 K K V C L S G A P H 1 170 P H E V G W K Y Q A 1 181 T A T L E E K R K E 1 191 K A E I H Y R K N K 1 200 K Q L M R L Q K Q A 1 209 A E K N M K K K I D 1 240 A P L A A T R A T R 1 242 L A A T R A T R I G 1 243 A A T R A T R I G H 1 245 T R A T R I G H P G 1 254 G G R T P R A G S S 1 259 R A G S S A H R P P 1 263 S A H R P P A L S A 1 285 L P L R T P W T R P 1 289 T P W T R P S S C P 1 296 S C P T S S S T Y D 1 297 C P T S S S T Y D S 1 300 S S S T Y D S L S P 1 318 N P R H S P S G G G 1 333 A R H C Q G Q K H N 1 339 Q K H N V L A R G K 1 340 K H N V L A R G K P 1 345 A R G K P Q R K P K 1 357 N N S W Y V E N G R 1 358 N S W Y V E N G R P 1 367 P R D L A G S G Y C 1 375 Y C G A L W K A I E 1 383 I E S L E E G L G G 1 397 K E R K A E N G P H 1

TABLE XLI SEQ. ID Pos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 score NO. 151P3D4 v.1: HLA Peptide Scoring Results B*0702 10-mers SYFPEITHI 59 L P C K F Y R D P T 19 Portion 326 S P T E A A V R F V 18 of SEQ 266 H P T K L T Y D E A 17 ID NO: 105 Y G G Y Q G R V F L 15 3; each 145 L E D D T V V V A L 15 start 224 E P C G G Q N T V P 15 position 122 A S L V I T D L T L 14 is 320 R P R R R C S P T E 14 specified, 337 F P D K K H K L Y G 14 the length 115 K G G S D S D A S L 13 of 221 K P R E P C G G Q N 13 peptide is 9 L I S I C W A D H L 12 10 amino 15 A D H L S D N Y T L 12 acids, the 31 H I Q A E N G P H L 12 end 32 I Q A E N G P H L L 12 position 50 F S H R G G N V T L 12 for each 80 K W T K L T S D Y L 12 peptide is 120 S D A S L V I T D L 12 the start 147 D D T V V V A L D L 12 position 158 G V V F P Y F P R L 12 plus nine 164 F P R L G R Y N L N 12 217 Y P I T K P R E P C 12 232 V P G V R N Y G F W 12 271 T Y D E A V Q A C L 12 35 E N G P H L L V E A 11 37 G P H L L V E A E Q 11 66 D P T A F G S G I H 11 75 H K I R I K W T K L 11 136 R Y K C E V I E G L 11 143 E G L E D D T V V V 11 163 Y F P R L G R Y N L 11 173 N F H E A Q Q A C L 11 185 D A V I A S F D Q L 11 193 Q L Y D A W R G G L 11 201 G L D W C N A G W L 11 245 K S R Y D V F C F T 11 255 S N F N G R F Y Y L 11 261 F Y Y L I H P T K L 11 300 G Y D R C D A G W L 11 309 L A D G S V R Y P I 11 316 Y P I S R P R R R C 11 322 R R R C S P T E A A 11 328 T E A A V R F V G F 11 335 V G F P D K K H K L 11 1 M K S L L L L V L I 10 70 F G S G I H K I R I 10 76 K I R I K W T K L T 10 87 D Y L K E V D V F V 10 104 T Y G G Y Q G R V F 10 117 G S D S D A S L V I 10 118 S D S D A S L V I T 10 142 I E G L E D D T V V 10 144 G L E D D T V V V A 10 155 D L Q G V V F P Y F 10 161 F P Y F P R L G R Y 10 165 P R L G R Y N L N F 10 180 A C L D Q D A V I A 10 210 L S D G S V Q Y P I 10 280 L N D G A Q I A K V 10 290 G Q I F A A W K I L 10 297 K I L G Y D R C D A 10 49 V F S H R G G N V T 9 85 T S D Y L K E V D V 9 89 L K E V D V F V S M 9 103 K T Y G G Y Q G R V 9 121 D A S L V I T D L T 9 132 E D Y G R Y K C E V 9 152 V A L D L Q G V V F 9 177 A Q Q A C L D Q D A 9 188 I A S F D Q L Y D A 9 198 W R G G L D W C N A 9 226 C G G Q N T V P G V 9 242 D K D K S R Y D V F 9 244 D K S R Y D V F C F 9 269 K L T Y D E A V Q A 9 275 A V Q A C L N D G A 9 284 A Q I A K V G Q I F 9 285 Q I A K V G Q I F A 9 321 P R R R C S P T E A 9 323 R R C S P T E A A V 9 343 K L Y G V Y C F R A 9 33 Q A E N G P H L L V 8 41 L V E A E Q A K V F 8 61 C K F Y R D P T A F 8 68 T A F G S G I H K I 8 86 S D Y L K E V D V F 8 95 F V S M G Y H K K T 8 113 F L K G G S D S D A 8 116 G G S D S D A S L V 8 133 D Y G R Y K C E V I 8 141 V I E G L E D D T V 8 151 V V A L D L Q G V V 8 178 Q Q A C L D Q D A V 8 179 Q A C L D Q D A V I 8 211 S D G S V Q Y P I T 8 231 T V P G V R N Y G F 8 256 N F N G R F Y Y L I 8 278 A C L N D G A Q I A 8 286 I A K V G Q I F A A 8 301 Y D R C D A G W L A 8 325 C S P T E A A V R F 8 341 K H K L Y G V Y C F 8 14 W A D H L S D N Y T 7 21 N Y T L D H D R A I 7 23 T L D H D R A I H I 7 25 D H D R A I H I Q A 7 34 A E N G P H L L V E 7 40 L L V E A E Q A K V 7 48 K V F S H R G G N V 7 52 H R G G N V T L P C 7 60 P C K F Y R D P T A 7 65 R D P T A F G S G I 7 73 G I H K I R I K W T 7 83 K L T S D Y L K E V 7 140 E V I E G L E D D T 7 150 V V V A L D L Q G V 7 153 A L D L Q G V V F P 7 168 G R Y N L N F H E A 7 182 L D Q D A V I A S F 7 206 N A G W L S D G S V 7 222 P R E P C G G Q N T 7 223 R E P C G G Q N T V 7 225 P C G G Q N T V P G 7 241 W D K D K S R Y D V 7 248 Y D V F C F T S N F 7 259 G R F Y Y L I H P T 7 262 Y Y L I H P T K L T 7 267 P T K L T Y D E A V 7 277 Q A C L N D G A Q I 7 283 G A Q I A K V G Q I 7 287 A K V G Q I F A A W 7 305 D A G W L A D G S V 7 319 S R P R R R C S P T 7 338 P D K K H K L Y G V 7 3 S L L L L V L I S I 6 6 L L V L I S I C W A 6 20 D N Y T L D H D R A 6 38 P H L L V E A E Q A 6 51 S H R G G N V T L P 6 54 G G N V T L P C K F 6 171 N L N F H E A Q Q A 6 197 A W R G G L D W C N 6 252 C F T S N F N G R F 6 289 V G Q I F A A W K I 6 324 R C S P T E A A V R 6 331 A V R F V G F P D K 6 17 H L S D N Y T L D H 5 107 G Y Q G R V F L K G 5 292 I F A A W K I L G Y 5 318 I S R P R R R C S P 5 2 K S L L L L V L I S 4 26 H D R A I H I Q A E 4 42 V E A E Q A K V F S 4 44 A E Q A K V F S H R 4 62 K F Y R D P T A F G 4 77 I R I K W T K L T S 4 114 L K G G S D S D A S 4 134 Y G R Y K C E V I E 4 146 E D D T V V V A L D 4 243 K D K S R Y D V F C 4 247 R Y D V F C F T S N 4 303 R C D A G W L A D G 4 310 A D G S V R Y P I S 4 329 E A A V R F V G F P 4 340 K K H K L Y G V Y C 4 45 E Q A K V F S H R G 3 47 A K V F S H R G G N 3 53 R G G N V T L P C K 3 64 Y R D P T A F G S G 3 69 A F G S G I H K I R 3 84 L T S D Y L K E V D 3 96 V S M G Y H K K T Y 3 119 D S D A S L V I T D 3 124 L V I T D L T L E D 3 138 K C E V I E G L E D 3 160 V F P Y F P R L G R 3 166 R L G R Y N L N F H 3 175 H E A Q Q A C L D Q 3 181 C L D Q D A V I A S 3 183 D Q D A V I A S F D 3 186 A V I A S F D Q L Y 3 187 V I A S F D Q L Y D 3 189 A S F D Q L Y D A W 3 195 Y D A W R G G L D W 3 199 R G G L D W C N A G 3 205 C N A G W L S D G S 3 207 A G W L S D G S V Q 3 209 W L S D G S V Q Y P 3 234 G V R N Y G F W D K 3 236 R N Y G F W D K D K 3 253 F T S N F N G R F Y 3 257 F N G R F Y Y L I H 3 273 D E A V Q A C L N D 3 281 N D G A Q I A K V G 3 282 D G A Q I A K V G Q 3 288 K V G Q I F A A W K 3 294 A A W K I L G Y D R 3 298 I L G Y D R C D A G 3 302 D R C D A G W L A D 3 304 C D A G W L A D G S 3 306 A G W L A D G S V R 3 307 G W L A D G S V R Y 3 313 S V R Y P I S R P R 3 314 V R Y P I S R P R R 3 317 P I S R P R R R C S 3 327 P T E A A V R F V G 3 330 A A V R F V G F P D 3 333 R F V G F P D K K H 3 344 L Y G V Y C F R A Y 3 11 S I C W A D H L S D 2 12 I C W A D H L S D N 2 22 Y T L D H D R A I H 2 27 D R A I H I Q A E N 2 29 A I H I Q A E N G P 2 30 I H I Q A E N G P H 2 36 N G P H L L V E A E 2 43 E A E Q A K V F S H 2 57 V T L P C K F Y R D 2 63 F Y R D P T A F G S 2 78 R I K W T K L T S D 2 79 I K W T K L T S D Y 2 82 T K L T S D Y L K E 2 88 Y L K E V D V F V S 2 90 K E V D V F V S M G 2 91 E V D V F V S M G Y 2 97 S M G Y H K K T Y G 2 109 Q G R V F L K G G S 2 126 I T D L T L E D Y G 2 135 G R Y K C E V I E G 2 149 T V V V A L D L Q G 2 154 L D L Q G V V F P Y 2 156 L Q G V V F P Y F P 2 167 L G R Y N L N F H E 2 169 R Y N L N F H E A Q 2 190 S F D Q L Y D A W R 2 194 L Y D A W R G G L D 2 203 D W C N A G W L S D 2 208 G W L S D G S V Q Y 2 212 D G S V Q Y P I T K 2 214 S V Q Y P I T K P R 2 215 V Q Y P I T K P R E 2 218 P I T K P R E P C G 2 219 I T K P R E P C G G 2 228 G Q N T V P G V R N 2 230 N T V P G V R N Y G 2 240 F W D K D K S R Y D 2 258 N G R F Y Y L I H P 2 260 R F Y Y L I H P T K 2 263 Y L I H P T K L T Y 2 264 L I H P T K L T Y D 2 265 I H P T K L T Y D E 2 268 T K L T Y D E A V Q 2 270 L T Y D E A V Q A C 2 276 V Q A C L N D G A Q 2 295 A W K I L G Y D R C 2 308 W L A D G S V R Y P 2 311 D G S V R Y P I S R 2 345 Y G V Y C F R A Y N 2 7 L V L I S I C W A D 1 8 V L I S I C W A D H 1 10 I S I C W A D H L S 1 13 C W A D H L S D N Y 1 16 D H L S D N Y T L D 1 18 L S D N Y T L D H D 1 28 R A I H I Q A E N G 1 39 H L L V E A E Q A K 1 55 G N V T L P C K F Y 1 67 P T A F G S G I H K 1 71 G S G I H K I R I K 1 72 S G I H K I R I K W 1 74 I H K I R I K W T K 1 98 M G Y H K K T Y G G 1 99 G Y H K K T Y G G Y 1 100 Y H K K T Y G G Y Q 1 102 K K T Y G G Y Q G R 1 106 G G Y Q G R V F L K 1 108 Y Q G R V F L K G G 1 111 R V F L K G G S D S 1 112 V F L K G G S D S D 1 123 S L V I T D L T L E 1 130 T L E D Y G R Y K C 1 131 L E D Y G R Y K C E 1 157 Q G V V F P Y F P R 1 159 V V F P Y F P R L G 1 162 P Y F P R L G R Y N 1 170 Y N L N F H E A Q Q 1 172 L N F H E A Q Q A C 1 174 F H E A Q Q A C L D 1 176 E A Q Q A C L D Q D 1 184 Q D A V I A S F D Q 1 200 G G L D W C N A G W 1 204 W C N A G W L S D G 1 213 G S V Q Y P I T K P 1 227 G G Q N T V P G V R 1 229 Q N T V P G V R N Y 1 237 N Y G F W D K D K S 1 249 D V F C F T S N F N 1 251 F C F T S N F N G R 1 254 T S N F N G R F Y Y 1 272 Y D E A V Q A C L N 1 274 E A V Q A C L N D G 1 279 C L N D G A Q I A K 1 291 Q I F A A W K I L G 1 293 F A A W K I L G Y D 1 299 L G Y D R C D A G W 1 315 R Y P I S R P R R R 1 334 F V G F P D K K H K 1 339 D K K H K L Y G V Y 1 342 H K L Y G V Y C F R 1 151P3D4 v.2: HLA Peptide Scoring Results B*0702 10-mers SYFPEITHI 223 S P G G G S P R G L 23 Portion 276 V P A A S P A A W L 23 of SEQ 274 A P V P A A S P A A 21 ID NO: 267 P P A L S A R A P V 20 5; each 280 S P A A W L P L R T 20 start 278 A A S P A A W L P L 18 position 9 F P L R A L H I V V 17 is 39 V P T K V T G I I T 17 specified, 228 S P R G L G F I F K 16 the length 322 S P S G G G G L K K 16 of 157 A S E A Y K K V C L 15 peptide is 240 A P L A A T R A T R 15 10 amino 261 G S S A H R P P A L 15 acids, the 252 H P G G R T P R A G 14 end 257 T P R A G S S A H R 14 position 269 A L S A R A P V P A 14 for each 293 R P S S C P T S S S 14 peptide is 320 R H S P S G G G G L 14 the start 28 K M K Q D K K V D L 13 position 80 E K Q R K D K V L L 13 plus nine 103 I S G S F C R N K L 13 109 R N K L K Y L A F L 13 125 N P S R R P Y H F Q 13 129 R P Y H F Q V P S R 13 152 C P Q G H A S E A Y 13 260 A G S S A H R P P A 13 266 R P P A L S A R A P 13 308 S P Y G P R N P L P 13 311 G P R N P L P N P R 13 335 H C Q G Q K H N V L 13 398 E R K A E N G P H L 13 2 L E H T T K T F P L 12 135 V P S R I F W R Q E 12 169 A P H E V G W K Y Q 12 175 W K Y Q A V T A T L 12 233 G F I F K T I A P L 12 298 P T S S S T Y D S L 12 307 L S P Y G P R N P L 12 314 N P L P N P R H S P 12 316 L P N P R H S P S G 12 318 N P R H S P S G G G 12 331 K P A R H C Q G Q K 12 366 R P A D L A G S G Y 12 370 L A G S G Y C G A L 12 399 R K A E N G P H L L 12 5 T T K T F P L R A L 11 29 M K Q D K K V D L L 11 30 K Q D K K V D L L V 11 51 A K D F G H V Q F V 11 79 D E K Q R K D K V L 11 87 V L L G R K A V V V 11 193 E I H Y R K N K Q L 11 283 A W L P L R T P W T 11 285 L P L R T P W T R P 11 297 C P T S S S T Y D S 11 348 K P Q R K P K S E N 11 352 K P K S E N N S W Y 11 361 Y V E N G R P A D L 11 381 K A I E S L E E G L 11 7 K T F P L R A L H I 10 42 K V T G I I T Q G A 10 56 H V Q F V G S Y K L 10 66 A Y S N D G E H W T 10 106 S F C R N K L K Y L 10 108 C R N K L K Y L A F 10 172 E V G W K Y Q A V T 10 196 Y R K N K Q L M R L 10 226 G G S P R G L G F I 10 230 R G L G F I F K T I 10 235 I F K T I A P L A A 10 251 G H P G G R T P R A 10 270 L S A R A P V P A A 10 289 T P W T R P S S C P 10 324 S G G G G L K K P A 10 377 G A L W K A I E S L 10 4 H T T K T F P L R A 9 32 D K K V D L L V P T 9 34 K V D L L V P T K V 9 37 L L V P T K V T G I 9 48 T Q G A K D F G H V 9 86 K V L L G R K A V V 9 160 A Y K K V C L S G A 9 171 H E V G W K Y Q A V 9 173 V G W K Y Q A V T A 9 174 G W K Y Q A V T A T 9 225 G G G S P R G L G F 9 238 T I A P L A A T R A 9 239 I A P L A A T R A T 9 241 P L A A T R A T R I 9 336 C Q G Q K H N V L A 9 369 D L A G S G Y C G A 9 374 G Y C G A L W K A I 9 12 R A L H I V V E S I 8 20 S I R D H S G Q K M 8 35 V D L L V P T K V T 8 50 G A K D F G H V Q F 8 85 D K V L L G R K A V 8 107 F C R N K L K Y L A 8 113 K Y L A F L H K R M 8 126 P S R R P Y H F Q V 8 148 G G S C C P Q G H A 8 185 E E K R K E K A E I 8 204 R L Q K Q A E K N M 8 231 G L G F I F K T I A 8 234 F I F K T I A P L A 8 236 F K T I A P L A A T 8 248 T R I G H P G G R T 8 263 S A H R P P A L S A 8 265 H R P P A L S A R A 8 273 R A P V P A A S P A 8 294 P S S C P T S S S T 8 353 P K S E N N S W Y V 8 362 V E N G R P A D L A 8 38 L V P T K V T G I I 7 78 Q D E K Q R K D K V 7 81 K Q R K D K V L L G 7 84 K D K V L L G R K A 7 92 K A V V V S C E G I 7 98 C E G I N I S G S F 7 115 L A F L H K R M N T 7 155 G H A S E A Y K K V 7 194 I H Y R K N K Q L M 7 200 K Q L M R L Q K Q A 7 208 Q A E K N M K K K I 7 212 N M K K K I D K Y T 7 229 P R G L G F I F K T 7 255 G R T P R A G S S A 7 290 P W T R P S S C P T 7 334 R H C Q G Q K H N V 7 359 S W Y V E N G R P A 7 371 A G S G Y C G A L W 7 392 G K Q K D K E R K A 7 8 T F P L R A L H I V 6 10 P L R A L H I V V E 6 26 G Q K M K Q D K K V 6 45 G I I T Q G A K D F 6 57 V Q F V G S Y K L A 6 67 Y S N D G E H W T V 6 89 L G R K A V V V S C 6 94 V V V S C E G I N I 6 124 T N P S R R P Y H F 6 130 P Y H F Q V P S R I 6 131 Y H F Q V P S R I F 6 137 S R I F W R Q E K A 6 146 A D G G S C C P Q G 6 151 C C P Q G H A S E A 6 164 V C L S G A P H E V 6 170 P H E V G W K Y Q A 6 183 T L E E K R K E K A 6 227 G S P R G L G F I F 6 264 A H R P P A L S A R 6 345 A R G K P Q R K P K 6 373 S G Y C G A L W K A 6 58 Q F V G S Y K L A Y 5 68 S N D G E H W T V Y 5 88 L L G R K A V V V S 5 127 S R R P Y H F Q V P 5 145 K A D G G S C C P Q 5 165 C L S G A P H E V G 5 195 H Y R K N K Q L M R 5 244 A T R A T R I G H P 5 250 I G H P G G R T P R 5 271 S A R A P V P A A S 5 272 A R A P V P A A S P 5 282 A A W L P L R T P W 5 309 P Y G P R N P L P N 5 325 G G G G L K K P A R 5 337 Q G Q K H N V L A R 5 363 E N G R P A D L A G 5 383 I E S L E E G L G G 5 397 K E R K A E N G P H 5 11 L R A L H I V V E S 4 23 D H S G Q K M K Q D 4 31 Q D K K V D L L V P 4 52 K D F G H V Q F V G 4 53 D F G H V Q F V G S 4 69 N D G E H W T V Y Q 4 102 N I S G S F C R N K 4 111 K L K Y L A F L H K 4 128 R R P Y H F Q V P S 4 159 E A Y K K V C L S G 4 166 L S G A P H E V G W 4 177 Y Q A V T A T L E E 4 186 E K R K E K A E I H 4 198 K N K Q L M R L Q K 4 216 K I D K Y T E S P G 4 221 T E S P G G G S P R 4 222 E S P G G G S P R G 4 224 P G G G S P R G L G 4 247 A T R I G H P G G R 4 279 A S P A A W L P L R 4 286 P L R T P W T R P S 4 291 W T R P S S C P T S 4 300 S S S T Y D S L S P 4 344 L A R G K P Q R K P 4 364 N G R P A D L A G S 4 3 E H T T K T F P L R 3 27 Q K M K Q D K K V D 3 33 K K V D L L V P T K 3 47 I T Q G A K D F G H 3 49 Q G A K D F G H V Q 3 83 R K D K V L L G R K 3 119 H K R M N T N P S R 3 123 N T N P S R R P Y H 3 136 P S R I F W R Q E K 3 156 H A S E A Y K K V C 3 162 K K V C L S G A P H 3 167 S G A P H E V G W K 3 176 K Y Q A V T A T L E 3 179 A V T A T L E E K R 3 182 A T L E E K R K E K 3 202 L M R L Q K Q A E K 3 211 K N M K K K I D K Y 3 237 K T I A P L A A T R 3 243 A A T R A T R I G H 3 253 P G G R T P R A G S 3 258 P R A G S S A H R P 3 259 R A G S S A H R P P 3 275 P V P A A S P A A W 3 287 L R T P W T R P S S 3 304 Y D S L S P Y G P R 3 306 S L S P Y G P R N P 3 323 P S G G G G L K K P 3 346 R G K P Q R K P K S 3 349 P Q R K P K S E N N 3 360 W Y V E N G R P A D 3 368 A D L A G S G Y C G 3 372 G S G Y C G A L W K 3 375 Y C G A L W K A I E 3 378 A L W K A I E S L E 3 379 L W K A I E S L E E 3 388 E G L G G K Q K D K 3 389 G L G G K Q K D K E 3 393 K Q K D K E R K A E 3 394 Q K D K E R K A E N 3 1 M L E H T T K T F P 2 6 T K T F P L R A L H 2 13 A L H I V V E S I R 2 16 I V V E S I R D H S 2 18 V E S I R D H S G Q 2 21 I R D H S G Q K M K 2 36 D L L V P T K V T G 2 43 V T G I I T Q G A K 2 46 I I T Q G A K D F G 2 59 F V G S Y K L A Y S 2 60 V G S Y K L A Y S N 2 64 K L A Y S N D G E H 2 77 Y Q D E K Q R K D K 2 82 Q R K D K V L L G R 2 90 G R K A V V V S C E 2 91 R K A V V V S C E G 2 93 A V V V S C E G I N 2 95 V V S C E G I N I S 2 97 S C E G I N I S G S 2 99 E G I N I S G S F C 2 101 I N I S G S F C R N 2 104 S G S F C R N K L K 2 105 G S F C R N K L K Y 2 116 A F L H K R M N T N 2 117 F L H K R M N T N P 2 118 L H K R M N T N P S 2 120 K R M N T N P S R R 2 122 M N T N P S R R P Y 2 132 H F Q V P S R I F W 2 138 R I F W R Q E K A D 2 139 I F W R Q E K A D G 2 140 F W R Q E K A D G G 2 142 R Q E K A D G G S C 2 144 E K A D G G S C C P 2 150 S C C P Q G H A S E 2 153 P Q G H A S E A Y K 2 158 S E A Y K K V C L S 2 163 K V C L S G A P H E 2 184 L E E K R K E K A E 2 188 R K E K A E I H Y R 2 189 K E K A E I H Y R K 2 190 E K A E I H Y R K N 2 191 K A E I H Y R K N K 2 192 A E I H Y R K N K Q 2 197 R K N K Q L M R L Q 2 201 Q L M R L Q K Q A E 2 207 K Q A E K N M K K K 2 209 A E K N M K K K I D 2 214 K K K I D K Y T E S 2 215 K K I D K Y T E S P 2 217 I D K Y T E S P G G 2 232 L G F I F K T I A P 2 242 L A A T R A T R I G 2 245 T R A T R I G H P G 2 246 R A T R I G H P G G 2 249 R I G H P G G R T P 2 254 G G R T P R A G S S 2 256 R T P R A G S S A H 2 262 S S A H R P P A L S 2 268 P A L S A R A P V P 2 299 T S S S T Y D S L S 2 312 P R N P L P N P R H 2 326 G G G L K K P A R H 2 328 G L K K P A R H C Q 2 330 K K P A R H C Q G Q 2 332 P A R H C Q G Q K H 2 333 A R H C Q G Q K H N 2 340 K H N V L A R G K P 2 342 N V L A R G K P Q R 2 351 R K P K S E N N S W 2 354 K S E N N S W Y V E 2 355 S E N N S W Y V E N 2 356 E N N S W Y V E N G 2 357 N N S W Y V E N G R 2 382 A I E S L E E G L G 2 386 L E E G L G G K Q K 2 387 E E G L G G K Q K D 2 390 L G G K Q K D K E R 2 19 E S I R D H S G Q K 1 22 R D H S G Q K M K Q 1 24 H S G Q K M K Q D K 1 25 S G Q K M K Q D K K 1 41 T K V T G I I T Q G 1 44 T G I I T Q G A K D 1 54 F G H V Q F V G S Y 1 61 G S Y K L A Y S N D 1 63 Y K L A Y S N D G E 1 70 D G E H W T V Y Q D 1 72 E H W T V Y Q D E K 1 110 N K L K Y L A F L H 1 114 Y L A F L H K R M N 1 121 R M N T N P S R R P 1 133 F Q V P S R I F W R 1 134 Q V P S R I F W R Q 1 143 Q E K A D G G S C C 1 147 D G G S C C P Q G H 1 149 G S C C P Q G H A S 1 154 Q G H A S E A Y K K 1 161 Y K K V C L S G A P 1 180 V T A T L E E K R K 1 187 K R K E K A E I H Y 1 206 Q K Q A E K N M K K 1 210 E K N M K K K I D K 1 213 M K K K I D K Y T E 1 219 K Y T E S P G G G S 1 277 P A A S P A A W L P 1 281 P A A W L P L R T P 1 288 R T P W T R P S S C 1 292 T R P S S C P T S S 1 295 S S C P T S S S T Y 1 296 S C P T S S S T Y D 1 301 S S T Y D S L S P Y 1 302 S T Y D S L S P Y G 1 303 T Y D S L S P Y G P 1 305 D S L S P Y G P R N 1 310 Y G P R N P L P N P 1 313 R N P L P N P R H S 1 315 P L P N P R H S P S 1 327 G G L K K P A R H C 1 329 L K K P A R H C Q G 1 338 G Q K H N V L A R G 1 341 H N V L A R G K P Q 1 343 V L A R G K P Q R K 1 350 Q R K P K S E N N S 1 365 G R P A D L A G S G 1 367 P A D L A G S G Y C 1 376 C G A L W K A I E S 1 380 W K A I E S L E E G 1 384 E S L E E G L G G K 1 395 K D K E R K A E N G 1

TABLE XLIV 151P3D4: HLA Peptide Scoring Results B*2705 10-mers SYFPEITHI SEQ. Pos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 score ID NO. NO DATA

TABLE XLV 151P3D4: HLA Peptide Scoring Results B*2709 10-mers SYFPEITHI SEQ. Pos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 score ID NO. NO DATA

TABLE XLVI SEQ. ID Pos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 score NO. 151P3D4 v.1: HLA Peptide Scorin Results B*4402 10-mers SYFPEITHI 145 L E D D T V V V A L 26 Portion 328 T E A A V R F V G F 22 of SEQ 189 A S F D Q L Y D A W 18 ID NO: 34 A E N G P H L L V E 17 3; each 72 S G I H K I R I K W 17 start 186 A V I A S F D Q L Y 17 position 287 A K V G Q I F A A W 17 is 335 V G F P D K K H K L 17 specified, 68 T A F G S G I H K I 16 the length 122 A S L V I T D L T L 16 of 284 A Q I A K V G Q I F 16 peptide is 15 A D H L S D N Y T L 15 10 amino 61 C K F Y R D P T A F 15 acids, the 75 H K I R I K W T K L 15 end 96 V S M G Y H K K T Y 15 position 255 S N F N G R F Y Y L 15 for each 263 Y L I H P T K L T Y 15 peptide is 290 G Q I F A A W K I L 15 the start 336 G F P D K K H K L Y 15 position 41 L V E A E Q A K V F 14 plus nine 44 A E Q A K V F S H R 14 86 S D Y L K E V D V F 14 120 S D A S L V I T D L 14 152 V A L D L Q G V V F 14 182 L D Q D A V I A S F 14 292 I F A A W K I L G Y 14 325 C S P T E A A V R F 14 344 L Y G V Y C F R A Y 14 1 M K S L L L L V L I 13 3 S L L L L V L I S I 13 21 N Y T L D H D R A I 13 32 I Q A E N G P H L L 13 50 F S H R G G N V T L 13 55 G N V T L P C K F Y 13 90 K E V D V F V S M G 13 91 E V D V F V S M G Y 13 104 T Y G G Y Q G R V F 13 131 L E D Y G R Y K C E 13 136 R Y K C E V I E G L 13 163 Y F P R L G R Y N L 13 165 P R L G R Y N L N F 13 208 G W L S D G S V Q Y 13 223 R E P C G G Q N T V 13 244 D K S R Y D V F C F 13 253 F T S N F N G R F Y 13 261 F Y Y L I H P T K L 13 300 G Y D R C D A G W L 13 341 K H K L Y G V Y C F 13 5 L L L V L I S I C W 12 9 L I S I C W A D H L 12 54 G G N V T L P C K F 12 79 I K W T K L T S D Y 12 105 Y G G Y Q G R V F L 12 125 V I T D L T L E D Y 12 142 I E G L E D D T V V 12 147 D D T V V V A L D L 12 154 L D L Q G V V F P Y 12 155 D L Q G V V F P Y F 12 185 D A V I A S F D Q L 12 193 Q L Y D A W R G G L 12 200 G G L D W C N A G W 12 201 G L D W C N A G W L 12 229 Q N T V P G V R N Y 12 231 T V P G V R N Y G F 12 242 D K D K S R Y D V F 12 307 G W L A D G S V R Y 12 13 C W A D H L S D N Y 11 23 T L D H D R A I H I 11 42 V E A E Q A K V F S 11 70 F G S G I H K I R I 11 80 K W T K L T S D Y L 11 115 K G G S D S D A S L 11 117 G S D S D A S L V I 11 128 D L T L E D Y G R Y 11 139 C E V I E G L E D D 11 158 G V V F P Y F P R L 11 161 F P Y F P R L G R Y 11 173 N F H E A Q Q A C L 11 175 H E A Q Q A C L D Q 11 195 Y D A W R G G L D W 11 239 G F W D K D K S R Y 11 248 Y D V F C F T S N F 11 254 T S N F N G R F Y Y 11 256 N F N G R F Y Y L I 11 271 T Y D E A V Q A C L 11 273 D E A V Q A C L N D 11 299 L G Y D R C D A G W 11 309 L A D G S V R Y P I 11 339 D K K H K L Y G V Y 11 31 H I Q A E N G P H L 10 65 R D P T A F G S G I 10 99 G Y H K K T Y G G Y 10 133 D Y G R Y K C E V I 10 179 Q A C L D Q D A V I 10 210 L S D G S V Q Y P I 10 232 V P G V R N Y G F W 10 252 C F T S N F N G R F 10 277 Q A C L N D G A Q I 10 283 G A Q I A K V G Q I 10 289 V G Q I F A A W K I 10 159 V V F P Y F P R L G 8 35 E N G P H L L V E A 7 153 A L D L Q G V V F P 7 180 A C L D Q D A V I A 7 124 L V I T D L T L E D 6 143 E G L E D D T V V V 6 146 E D D T V V V A L D 6 162 P Y F P R L G R Y N 6 230 N T V P G V R N Y G 6 259 G R F Y Y L I H P T 6 278 A C L N D G A Q I A 6 280 L N D G A Q I A K V 6 324 R C S P T E A A V R 6 2 K S L L L L V L I S 5 4 L L L L V L I S I C 5 10 I S I C W A D H L S 5 24 L D H D R A I H I Q 5 26 H D R A I H I Q A E 5 36 N G P H L L V E A E 5 57 V T L P C K F Y R D 5 64 Y R D P T A F G S G 5 69 A F G S G I H K I R 5 73 G I H K I R I K W T 5 76 K I R I K W T K L T 5 77 I R I K W T K L T S 5 118 S D S D A S L V I T 5 140 E V I E G L E D D T 5 181 C L D Q D A V I A S 5 207 A G W L S D G S V Q 5 217 Y P I T K P R E P C 5 251 F C F T S N F N G R 5 262 Y Y L I H P T K L T 5 281 N D G A Q I A K V G 5 286 I A K V G Q I F A A 5 296 W K I L G Y D R C D 5 306 A G W L A D G S V R 5 316 Y P I S R P R R R C 5 6 L L V L I S I C W A 4 17 H L S D N Y T L D H 4 25 D H D R A I H I Q A 4 28 R A I H I Q A E N G 4 29 A I H I Q A E N G P 4 38 P H L L V E A E Q A 4 47 A K V F S H R G G N 4 51 S H R G G N V T L P 4 71 G S G I H K I R I K 4 82 T K L T S D Y L K E 4 83 K L T S D Y L K E V 4 95 F V S M G Y H K K T 4 107 G Y Q G R V F L K G 4 108 Y Q G R V F L K G G 4 116 G G S D S D A S L V 4 119 D S D A S L V I T D 4 121 D A S L V I T D L T 4 144 G L E D D T V V V A 4 172 L N F H E A Q Q A C 4 176 E A Q Q A C L D Q D 4 197 A W R G G L D W C N 4 199 R G G L D W C N A G 4 212 D G S V Q Y P I T K 4 213 G S V Q Y P I T K P 4 214 S V Q Y P I T K P R 4 219 I T K P R E P C G G 4 224 E P C G G Q N T V P 4 238 Y G F W D K D K S R 4 264 L I H P T K L T Y D 4 269 K L T Y D E A V Q A 4 270 L T Y D E A V Q A C 4 274 E A V Q A C L N D G 4 279 C L N D G A Q I A K 4 291 Q I F A A W K I L G 4 297 K I L G Y D R C D A 4 302 D R C D A G W L A D 4 312 G S V R Y P I S R P 4 314 V R Y P I S R P R R 4 317 P I S R P R R R C S 4 318 I S R P R R R C S P 4 330 A A V R F V G F P D 4 331 A V R F V G F P D K 4 332 V R F V G F P D K K 4 333 R F V G F P D K K H 4 7 L V L I S I C W A D 3 8 V L I S I C W A D H 3 18 L S D N Y I L D H D 3 22 Y T L D H D R A I H 3 30 I H I Q A E N G P H 3 33 Q A E N G P H L L V 3 39 H L L V E A E Q A K 3 43 E A E Q A K V F S H 3 45 E Q A K V F S H R G 3 48 K V F S H R G G N V 3 49 V F S H R G G N V T 3 52 H R G G N V T L P C 3 62 K F Y R D P T A F G 3 84 L T S D Y L K E V D 3 111 R V F L K G G S D S 3 114 L K G G S D S D A S 3 123 S L V I T D L T L E 3 130 T L E D Y G R Y K C 3 132 E D Y G R Y K C E V 3 160 V F P Y F P R L G R 3 164 F P R L G R Y N L N 3 166 R L G R Y N L N F H 3 168 G R Y N L N F H E A 3 169 R Y N L N F H E A Q 3 170 Y N L N F H E A Q Q 3 171 N L N F H E A Q Q A 3 177 A Q Q A C L D Q D A 3 209 W L S D G S V Q Y P 3 215 V Q Y P I T K P R E 3 216 Q Y P I T K P R E P 3 222 P R E P C G G Q N T 3 225 P C G G Q N T V P G 3 227 G G Q N T V P G V R 3 236 R N Y G F W D K D K 3 246 S R Y D V F C F T S 3 249 D V F C F T S N F N 3 258 N G R F Y Y L I H P 3 265 I H P T K L T Y D E 3 267 P T K L T Y D E A V 3 268 T K L T Y D E A V Q 3 275 A V Q A C L N D G A 3 294 A A W K I L G Y D R 3 295 A W K I L G Y D R C 3 308 W L A D G S V R Y P 3 310 A D G S V R Y P I S 3 311 D G S V R Y P I S R 3 315 R Y P I S R P R R R 3 319 S R P R R R C S P T 3 322 R R R C S P T E A A 3 326 S P T E A A V R F V 3 329 E A A V R F V G F P 3 11 S I C W A D H L S D 2 14 W A D H L S D N Y T 2 16 D H L S D N Y T L D 2 19 S D N Y T L D H D R 2 53 R G G N V I L P C K 2 56 N V T L P C K F Y R 2 58 T L P C K F Y R D P 2 63 F Y R D P T A F G S 2 81 W T K L T S D Y L K 2 85 T S D Y L K E V D V 2 87 D Y L K E V D V F V 2 88 Y L K E V D V F V S 2 89 L K E V D V F V S M 2 93 D V F V S M G Y H K 2 94 V F V S M G Y H K K 2 101 H K K T Y G G Y Q G 2 103 K T Y G G Y Q G R V 2 106 G G Y Q G R V F L K 2 126 I T D L T L E D Y G 2 127 T D L T L E D Y G R 2 129 L T L E D Y G R Y K 2 135 G R Y K C E V I E G 2 138 K C E V I E G L E D 2 141 V I E G L E D D T V 2 148 D T V V V A L D L Q 2 149 T V V V A L D L Q G 2 151 V V A L D L Q G V V 2 174 F H E A Q Q A C L D 2 178 Q Q A C L D Q D A V 2 183 D Q D A V I A S F D 2 188 I A S F D Q L Y D A 2 190 S F D Q L Y D A W R 2 191 F D Q L Y D A W R G 2 192 D Q L Y D A W R G G 2 194 L Y D A W R G G L D 2 196 D A W R G G L D W C 2 203 D W C N A G W L S D 2 220 T K P R E P C G G Q 2 221 K P R E P C G G Q N 2 228 G Q N T V P G V R N 2 234 G V R N Y G F W D K 2 237 N Y G F W D K D K S 2 240 F W D K D K S R Y D 2 241 W D K D K S R Y D V 2 243 K D K S R Y D V F C 2 245 K S R Y D V F C F T 2 247 R Y D V F C F T S N 2 257 F N G R F Y Y L I H 2 272 Y D E A V Q A C L N 2 276 V Q A C L N D G A Q 2 288 K V G Q I F A A W K 2 298 I L G Y D R C D A G 2 303 R C D A G W L A D G 2 304 C D A G W L A D G S 2 313 S V R Y P I S R P R 2 320 R P R R R C S P T E 2 321 P R R R C S P T E A 2 323 R R C S P T E A A V 2 327 P T E A A V R F V G 2 334 F V G F P D K K H K 2 337 F P D K K H K L Y G 2 340 K K H K L Y G V Y C 2 343 K L Y G V Y C F R A 2 12 I C W A D H L S D N 1 20 D N Y T L D H D R A 1 37 G P H L L V E A E Q 1 40 L L V E A E Q A K V 1 46 Q A K V F S H R G G 1 59 L P C K F Y R D P T 1 60 P C K F Y R D P T A 1 67 P T A F G S G I H K 1 74 I H K I R I K W T K 1 78 R I K W T K L T S D 1 97 S M G Y H K K T Y G 1 98 M G Y H K K T Y G G 1 102 K K T Y G G Y Q G R 1 112 V F L K G G S D S D 1 113 F L K G G S D S D A 1 134 Y G R Y K C E V I E 1 137 Y K C E V I E G L E 1 150 V V V A L D L Q G V 1 156 L Q G V V F P Y F P 1 187 V I A S F D Q L Y D 1 198 W R G G L D W C N A 1 202 L D W C N A G W L S 1 204 W C N A G W L S D G 1 205 C N A G W L S D G S 1 206 N A G W L S D G S V 1 211 S D G S V Q Y P I T 1 226 C G G Q N T V P G V 1 233 P G V R N Y G F W D 1 235 V R N Y G F W D K D 1 260 R F Y Y L I H P T K 1 282 D G A Q I A K V G Q 1 285 Q I A K V G Q I F A 1 293 F A A W K I L G Y D 1 301 Y D R C D A G W L A 1 338 P D K K H K L Y G V 1 342 H K L Y G V Y C F R 1 345 Y G V Y C F R A Y N 1 151P3D4 v.2: HLA Peptide Scoring Results B*4402 10-mers SYFPEITHI 79 D E K Q R K D K V L 23 Portion 2 L E H T T K T F P L 22 of SEQ 185 E E K R K E K A E I 21 ID NO: 98 C E G I N I S G S F 20 5; each 192 A E I H Y R K N K Q 18 start 278 A A S P A A W L P L 18 position 45 G I I T Q G A K D F 17 is 7 K T F P L R A L H I 16 specified, 209 A E K N M K K K I D 16 the length 211 K N M K K K I D K Y 16 of 233 G F I F K T I A P L 16 peptide is 371 A G S G Y C G A L W 16 10 amino 5 T T K T F P L R A L 15 acids, the 80 E K Q R K D K V L L 15 end 106 S F C R N K L K Y L 15 position 193 E I H Y R K N K Q L 15 for each 282 A A W L P L R T P W 15 peptide is 295 S S C P T S S S T Y 15 the start 58 Q F V G S Y K L A Y 14 position 68 S N D G E H W T V Y 14 plus nine 105 G S F C R N K L K Y 14 157 A S E A Y K K V C L 14 184 L E E K R K E K A E 14 221 T E S P G G G S P R 14 223 S P G G G S P R G L 14 230 R G L G F I F K T I 14 261 G S S A H R P P A L 14 275 P V P A A S P A A W 14 320 R H S P S G G G G L 14 377 G A L W K A I E S L 14 381 K A I E S L E E G L 14 386 L E E G L G G K Q K 14 387 E E G L G G K Q K D 14 29 M K Q D K K V D L L 13 50 G A K D F G H V Q F 13 103 I S G S F C R N K L 13 108 C R N K L K Y L A F 13 122 M N T N P S R R P Y 13 131 Y H F Q V P S R I F 13 152 C P Q G H A S E A Y 13 158 S E A Y K K V C L S 13 171 H E V G W K Y Q A V 13 226 G G S P R G L G F I 13 307 L S P Y G P R N P L 13 335 H C Q G Q K H N V L 13 355 S E N N S W Y V E N 13 362 V E N G R P A D L A 13 374 G Y C G A L W K A I 13 383 I E S L E E G L G G 13 399 R K A E N G P H L L 13 28 K M K Q D K K V D L 12 37 L L V P T K V T G I 12 109 R N K L K Y L A F L 12 124 T N P S R R P Y H F 12 132 H F Q V P S R I F W 12 168 G A P H E V G W K Y 12 175 W K Y Q A V T A T L 12 187 K R K E K A E I H Y 12 196 Y R K N K Q L M R L 12 227 G S P R G L G F I F 12 301 S S T Y D S L S P Y 12 351 R K P K S E N N S W 12 361 Y V E N G R P A D L 12 370 L A G S G Y C G A L 12 398 E R K A E N G P H L 12 18 V E S I R D H S G Q 11 38 L V P T K V T G I I 11 54 F G H V Q F V G S Y 11 56 H V Q F V G S Y K L 11 166 L S G A P H E V G W 11 189 K E K A E I H Y R K 11 208 Q A E K N M K K K I 11 225 G G G S P R G L G F 11 276 V P A A S P A A W L 11 298 P T S S S T Y D S L 11 352 K P K S E N N S W Y 11 366 R P A D L A G S G Y 11 397 K E R K A E N G P H 11 12 R A L H I V V E S I 10 65 L A Y S N D G E H W 10 71 G E H W T V Y Q D E 10 143 Q E K A D G G S C C 10 92 K A V V V S C E G I 9 94 V V V S C E G I N I 9 130 P Y H F Q V P S R I 9 241 P L A A T R A T R I 9 264 A H R P P A L S A R 9 274 A P V P A A S P A A 8 283 A W L P L R T P W T 8 19 E S I R D H S G Q K 7 182 A T L E E K R K E K 7 272 A R A P V P A A S P 7 306 S L S P Y G P R N P 7 314 N P L P N P R H S P 7 393 K Q K D K E R K A E 7 35 V D L L V P T K V T 6 66 A Y S N D G E H W T 6 85 D K V L L G R K A V 6 99 E G I N I S G S F C 6 116 A F L H K R M N T N 6 127 S R R P Y H F Q V P 6 133 F Q V P S R I F W R 6 138 R I F W R Q E K A D 6 215 K K I D K Y T E S P 6 232 L G F I F K T I A P 6 237 K T I A P L A A T R 6 239 I A P L A A T R A T 6 240 A P L A A T R A T R 6 243 A A T R A T R I G H 6 244 A T R A T R I G H P 6 269 A L S A R A P V P A 6 279 A S P A A W L P L R 6 345 A R G K P Q R K P K 6 363 E N G R P A D L A G 6 388 E G L G G K Q K D K 6 3 E H T T K T F P L R 5 10 P L R A L H I V V E 5 23 D H S G Q K M K Q D 5 34 K V D L L V P T K V 5 40 P T K V T G I I T Q 5 41 T K V T G I I T Q G 5 51 A K D F G H V Q F V 5 52 K D F G H V Q F V G 5 57 V Q F V G S Y K L A 5 87 V L L G R K A V V V 5 95 V V S C E G I N I S 5 97 S C E G I N I S G S 5 104 S G S F C R N K L K 5 123 N T N P S R R P Y H 5 137 S R I F W R Q E K A 5 146 A D G G S C C P Q G 5 167 S G A P H E V G W K 5 169 A P H E V G W K Y Q 5 200 K Q L M R L Q K Q A 5 229 P R G L G F I F K T 5 235 I F K T I A P L A A 5 252 H P G G R T P R A G 5 260 A G S S A H R P P A 5 266 R P P A L S A R A P 5 309 P Y G P R N P L P N 5 322 S P S G G G G L K K 5 323 P S G G G G L K K P 5 333 A R H C Q G Q K H N 5 364 N G R P A D L A G S 5 8 T F P L R A L H I V 4 9 F P L R A L H I V V 4 14 L H I V V E S I R D 4 15 H I V V E S I R D H 4 27 Q K M K Q D K K V D 4 30 K Q D K K V D L L V 4 33 K K V D L L V P T K 4 44 T G I I T Q G A K D 4 77 Y Q D E K Q R K D K 4 81 K Q R K D K V L L G 4 86 K V L L G R K A V V 4 88 L L G R K A V V V S 4 101 I N I S G S F C R N 4 102 N I S G S F C R N K 4 110 N K L K Y L A F L H 4 112 L K Y L A F L H K R 4 113 K Y L A F L H K R M 4 115 L A F L H K R M N T 4 120 K R M N T N P S R R 4 125 N P S R R P Y H F Q 4 135 V P S R I F W R Q E 4 150 S C C P Q G H A S E 4 156 H A S E A Y K K V C 4 160 A Y K K V C L S G A 4 179 A V T A T L E E K R 4 188 R K E K A E I H Y R 4 190 E K A E I H Y R K N 4 191 K A E I H Y R K N K 4 198 K N K Q L M R L Q K 4 199 N K Q L M R L Q K Q 4 201 Q L M R L Q K Q A E 4 207 K Q A E K N M K K K 4 222 E S P G G G S P R G 4 228 S P R G L G F I F K 4 234 F I F K T I A P L A 4 238 T I A P L A A T R A 4 247 A T R I G H P G G R 4 248 T R I G H P G G R T 4 250 I G H P G G R T P R 4 256 R T P R A G S S A H 4 263 S A H R P P A L S A 4 265 H R P P A L S A R A 4 270 L S A R A P V P A A 4 271 S A R A P V P A A S 4 284 W L P L R T P W T R 4 287 L R T P W T R P S S 4 291 W T R P S S C P T S 4 300 S S S T Y D S L S P 4 313 R N P L P N P R H S 4 324 S G G G G L K K P A 4 329 L K K P A R H C Q G 4 337 Q G Q K H N V L A R 4 346 R G K P Q R K P K S 4 347 G K P Q R K P K S E 4 350 Q R K P K S E N N S 4 368 A D L A G S G Y C G 4 378 A L W K A I E S L E 4 382 A I E S L E E G L G 4 384 E S L E E G L G G K 4 11 L R A L H I V V E S 3 13 A L H I V V E S I R 3 20 S I R D H S G Q K M 3 21 I R D H S G Q K M K 3 26 G Q K M K Q D K K V 3 31 Q D K K V D L L V P 3 36 D L L V P T K V T G 3 42 K V T G I I T Q G A 3 62 S Y K L A Y S N D G 3 69 N D G E H W T V Y Q 3 72 E H W T V Y Q D E K 3 74 W T V Y Q D E K Q R 3 76 V Y Q D E K Q R K D 3 82 Q R K D K V L L G R 3 84 K D K V L L G R K A 3 93 A V V V S C E G I N 3 111 K L K Y L A F L H K 3 118 L H K R M N T N P S 3 144 E K A D G G S C C P 3 145 K A D G G S C C P Q 3 149 G S C C P Q G H A S 3 155 G H A S E A Y K K V 3 159 E A Y K K V C L S G 3 163 K V C L S G A P H E 3 164 V C L S G A P H E V 3 165 C L S G A P H E V G 3 172 E V G W K Y Q A V T 3 173 V G W K Y Q A V T A 3 174 G W K Y Q A V T A T 3 176 K Y Q A V T A T L E 3 180 V T A T L E E K R K 3 181 T A T L E E K R K E 3 186 E K R K E K A E I H 3 203 M R L Q K Q A E K N 3 210 E K N M K K K I D K 3 212 N M K K K I D K Y T 3 224 P G G G S P R G L G 3 236 F K T I A P L A A T 3 242 L A A T R A T R I G 3 251 G H P G G R T P R A 3 255 G R T P R A G S S A 3 258 P R A G S S A H R P 3 262 S S A H R P P A L S 3 268 P A L S A R A P V P 3 280 S P A A W L P L R T 3 281 P A A W L P L R T P 3 286 P L R T P W T R P S 3 296 S C P T S S S T Y D 3 308 S P Y G P R N P L P 3 310 Y G P R N P L P N P 3 311 G P R N P L P N P R 3 312 P R N P L P N P R H 3 316 L P N P R H S P S G 3 317 P N P R H S P S G G 3 325 G G G G L K K P A R 3 327 G G L K K P A R H C 3 331 K P A R H C Q G Q K 3 339 Q K H N V L A R G K 3 340 K H N V L A R G K P 3 341 H N V L A R G K P Q 3 342 N V L A R G K P Q R 3 344 L A R G K P Q R K P 3 354 K S E N N S W Y V E 3 356 E N N S W Y V E N G 3 357 N N S W Y V E N G R 3 360 W Y V E N G R P A D 3 373 S G Y C G A L W K A 3 376 C G A L W K A I E S 3 4 H T T K T F P L R A 2 6 T K T F P L R A L H 2 25 S G Q K M K Q D K K 2 32 D K K V D L L V P T 2 43 V T G I I T Q G A K 2 49 Q G A K D F G H V Q 2 53 D F G H V Q F V G S 2 60 V G S Y K L A Y S N 2 67 Y S N D G E H W T V 2 70 D G E H W T V Y Q D 2 83 R K D K V L L G R K 2 89 L G R K A V V V S C 2 107 F C R N K L K Y L A 2 121 R M N T N P S R R P 2 126 P S R R P Y H F Q V 2 128 R R P Y H F Q V P S 2 134 Q V P S R I F W R Q 2 151 C C P Q G H A S E A 2 154 Q G H A S E A Y K K 2 161 Y K K V C L S G A P 2 177 Y Q A V T A T L E E 2 178 Q A V T A T L E E K 2 194 I H Y R K N K Q L M 2 197 R K N K Q L M R L Q 2 204 R L Q K Q A E K N M 2 216 K I D K Y T E S P G 2 218 D K Y T E S P G G G 2 245 T R A T R I G H P G 2 249 R I G H P G G R T P 2 253 P G G R T P R A G S 2 254 G G R T P R A G S S 2 267 P P A L S A R A P V 2 273 R A P V P A A S P A 2 277 P A A S P A A W L P 2 285 L P L R T P W T R P 2 288 R T P W T R P S S C 2 292 T R P S S C P T S S 2 293 R P S S C P T S S S 2 299 T S S S T Y D S L S 2 302 S T Y D S L S P Y S 2 303 T Y D S L S P Y G P 2 304 Y D S L S P Y G P R 2 315 P L P N P R H S P S 2 321 H S P S G G G G L K 2 326 G G G L K K P A R H 2 328 G L K K P A R H C Q 2 330 K K P A R H C Q G Q 2 336 C Q G Q K H N V L A 2 343 V L A R G K P Q R K 2 348 K P Q R K P K S E N 2 359 S W Y V E N G R P A 2 365 G R P A D L A G S G 2 367 P A D L A G S G Y C 2 372 G S G Y C G A L W K 2 385 S L E E G L G G K Q 2 389 G L G G K Q K D K E 2 390 L G G K Q K D K E R 2 392 G K Q K D K E R K A 2 395 K D K E R K A E N G 2 396 D K E R K A E N G P 2 16 I V V E S I R D H S 1 17 V V E S I R D H S G 1 22 R D H S G Q K M K Q 1 39 V P T K V T G I I T 1 47 I T Q G A K D F G H 1 48 T Q G A K D F G H V 1 59 F V G S Y K L A Y S 1 63 Y K L A Y S N D G E 1 64 K L A Y S N D G E H 1 73 H W T V Y Q D E K Q 1 78 Q D E K Q R K D K V 1 90 G R K A V V V S C E 1 96 V S C E G I N I S G 1 114 Y L A F L H K R M N 1 129 R P Y H F Q V P S R 1 136 P S R I F W R Q E K 1 139 I F W R Q E K A D G 1 140 F W R Q E K A D G G 1 147 D G G S C C P Q G H 1 148 G G S C C P Q G H A 1 162 K K V C L S G A P H 1 170 P H E V G W K Y Q A 1 183 T L E E K R K E K A 1 195 H Y R K N K Q L M R 1 202 L M R L Q K Q A E K 1 205 L Q K Q A E K N M K 1 206 Q K Q A E K N M K K 1 213 M K K K I D K Y T E 1 214 K K K I D K Y T E S 1 219 K Y T E S P G G G S 1 246 R A T R I G H P G G 1 259 R A G S S A H R P P 1 289 T P W T R P S S C P 1 290 P W T R P S S C P T 1 294 P S S C P T S S S T 1 297 C P T S S S T Y D S 1 305 D S L S P Y G P R N 1 318 N P R H S P S G G G 1 332 P A R H C Q G Q K H 1 334 R H C Q G Q K H N V 1 338 G Q K H N V L A R G 1 353 P K S E N N S W Y V 1 358 N S W Y V E N G R P 1 369 D L A G S G Y C G A 1 379 L W K A I E S L E E 1 380 W K A I E S L E E G 1 394 Q K D K E R K A E N 1

TABLE XLII 151P3D4: HLA Peptide Scoring Results B*08 10-mers SYFPEITHI SEQ. Pos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 score ID NO. NO DATA

TABLE XLIII 151P3D4: HLA Peptide Scoring Results B*1510 10-mers SYFPEITHI SEQ. Pos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 score ID NO. NO DATA

TABLE XLVII 151P3D4: HLA Peptide Scoring Results B*5101 10-mers SYFPEITHI SEQ. Pos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 score ID NO. NO DATA

TABLE XLVIII SEQ. ID Pos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 score NO. 151P3D4 v.1: HLA Peptide Scoring Results DRB1*0101 15 - mers SYFPEITHI 78 R I K W T K L T S D Y L K E V 35 Portion of 259 G R F Y Y L I H P T K L T Y D 33 SEQ ID NO: 61 C K F Y R D P T A F G S G I H 30 3; each start 214 S V Q Y P I T K P R E P C G G 28 position is 7 L V L I S I C W A D H L S D N 27 specified, the 27 D R A I H I Q A E N G P H L L 27 length of 102 K K T Y G G Y Q G R V F L K G 27 peptide is 15 148 D T V V V A L D L Q G V V F P 27 amino acids, 161 F P Y F P R L G R Y N L N F H 27 the end 169 R Y N L N F H E A Q Q A C L D 27 position for 109 Q G R V F L K G G S D S D A S 26 each peptide 267 P T K L T Y D E A V Q A C L N 26 is the start 298 I L G Y D R C D A G W L A D G 26 position plus 1 M K S L L L L V L I S I C W A 25 fourteen 39 H L L V E A E Q A K V F S H R 25 139 C E V I E G L E D D T V V V A 25 283 G A Q I A K V G Q I F A A W K 25 4 L L L L V L I S I C W A D H L 24 21 N Y T L D H D R A I H I Q A E 24 29 A I H I Q A E N G P H L L V E 24 36 N G P H L L V E A E Q A K V F 24 46 Q A K V F S H R G G N V T L P 24 150 V V V A L D L Q G V V F P Y F 24 151 V V A L D L Q G V V F P Y F P 24 199 R G G L D W C N A G W L S D G 24 229 Q N T V P G V R N Y G F W D K 24 86 S D Y L K E V D V F V S M G Y 23 145 L E D D T V V V A L D L Q G V 23 293 F A A W K I L G Y D R C D A G 23 3 S L L L L V L I S I C W A D H 22 153 A L D L Q G V V F P Y F P R L 22 178 Q Q A C L D Q D A V I A S F D 22 286 I A K V G Q I F A A W K I L G 22 19 S D N Y T L D H D R A I H I Q 21 134 Y G R Y K C E V I E G L E D D 21 74 I H K I R I K W T K L T S D Y 20 85 T S D Y L K E V D V F V S M G 20 154 L D L Q G V V F P Y F P R L G 20 235 V R N Y G F W D K D K S R Y D 20 260 R F Y Y L I H P T K L T Y D E 20 287 A K V G Q I F A A W K I L G Y 20 313 S V R Y P I S R P R R R C S P 20 38 P H L L V E A E Q A K V F S H 19 47 A K V F S H R G G N V T L P C 19 92 V D V F V S M G Y H K K T Y G 19 110 G R V F L K G G S D S D A S L 19 160 V F P Y F P R L G R Y N L N F 19 238 Y G F W D K D K S R Y D V F C 19 250 V F C F T S N F N G R F Y Y L 19 254 T S N F N G R F Y Y L I H P T 19 264 L I H P T K L T Y D E A V Q A 19 63 F Y R D P T A F G S G I H K I 18 81 W T K L T S D Y L K E V D V F 18 108 Y Q G R V F L K G G S D S D A 18 131 L E D Y G R Y K C E V I E G L 18 156 L Q G V V F P Y F P R L G R Y 18 171 N L N F H E A Q Q A C L D Q D 18 188 I A S F D Q L Y D A W R G G L 18 191 F D Q L Y D A W R G G L D W C 18 192 D Q L Y D A W R G G L D W C N 18 258 N G R F Y Y L I H P T K L T Y 18 269 K L T Y D E A V Q A C L N D G 18 273 D E A V Q A C L N D G A Q I A 18 299 L G Y D R C D A G W L A D G S 18 302 D R C D A G W L A D G S V R Y 18 329 E A A V R F V G F P D K K H K 18 338 P D K K H K L Y G V Y C F R A 18 56 N V T L P C K F Y R D P T A F 17 71 G S G I H K I R I K W T K L T 17 111 R V F L K G G S D S D A S L V 17 118 S D S D A S L V I T D L T L E 17 123 S L V I T D L T L E D Y G R Y 17 149 T V V V A L D L Q G V V F P Y 17 206 N A G W L S D G S V Q Y P I T 17 275 A V Q A C L N D G A Q I A K V 17 276 V Q A C L N D G A Q I A K V G 17 305 D A G W L A D G S V R Y P I S 17 306 A G W L A D G S V R Y P I S R 17 311 D G S V R Y P I S R P R R R C 17 315 R Y P I S R P R R R C S P T E 17 319 S R P R R R C S P T E A A V R 17 11 S I C W A D H L S D N Y T L D 16 18 L S D N Y T L D H D R A I H I 16 52 H R G G N V T L P C K F Y R D 16 60 P C K F Y R D P T A F G S G I 16 73 G I H K I R I K W T K L T S D 16 83 K L T S D Y L K E V D V F V S 16 89 L K E V D V F V S M G Y H K K 16 91 E V D V F V S M G Y H K K T Y 16 114 L K G G S D S D A S L V I T D 16 142 I E G L E D D T V V V A L D L 16 166 R L G R Y N L N F H E A Q Q A 16 176 E A Q Q A C L D Q D A V I A S 16 179 Q A C L D Q D A V I A S F D Q 16 196 D A W R G G L D W C N A G W L 16 200 G G L D W C N A G W L S D G S 16 203 D W C N A G W L S D G S V Q Y 16 204 W C N A G W L S D G S V Q Y P 16 207 A G W L S D G S V Q Y P I T K 16 246 S R Y D V F C F T S N F N G R 16 282 D G A Q I A K V G Q I F A A W 16 292 I F A A W K I L G Y D R C D A 16 295 A W K I L G Y D R C D A G W L 16 303 R C D A G W L A D G S V R Y P 16 320 R P R R R C S P T E A A V R F 16 323 R R C S P T E A A V R F V G F 16 326 S P T E A A V R F V G F P D K 16 2 K S L L L L V L I S I C W A D 15 30 I H I Q A E N G P H L L V E A 15 59 L P C K F Y R D P T A F G S G 15 103 K T Y G G Y Q G R V F L K G G 15 136 R Y K C E V I E G L E D D T V 15 157 Q G V V F P Y F P R L G R Y N 15 212 D G S V Q Y P I T K P R E P C 15 226 C G G Q N T V P G V R N Y G F 15 279 C L N D G A Q I A K V G Q I F 15 6 L L V L I S I C W A D H L S D 14 15 A D H L S D N Y T L D H D R A 14 26 H D R A I H I Q A E N G P H L 14 40 L L V E A E Q A K V F S H R G 14 43 E A E Q A K V F S H R G G N V 14 68 T A F G S G I H K I R I K W T 14 97 S M G Y H K K T Y G G Y Q G R 14 112 V F L K G G S D S D A S L V I 14 115 K G G S D S D A S L V I T D L 14 120 S D A S L V I T D L T L E D Y 14 122 A S L V I T D L T L E D Y G R 14 141 V I E G L E D D T V V V A L D 14 172 L N F H E A Q Q A C L D Q D A 14 181 C L D Q D A V I A S F D Q L Y 14 244 D K S R Y D V F C F T S N F N 14 247 R Y D V F C F T S N F N G R F 14 270 L T Y D E A V Q A C L N D G A 14 308 W L A D G S V R Y P I S R P R 14 119 D S D A S L V I T D L T L E D 13 121 D A S L V I T D L T L E D Y G 13 331 A V R F V G F P D K K H K L Y 13 336 G F P D K K H K L Y G V Y C F 13 107 G Y Q G R V F L K G G S D S D 12 158 G V V F P Y F P R L G R Y N L 12 167 L G R Y N L N F H E A Q Q A C 12 182 L D Q D A V I A S F D Q L Y D 12 183 D Q D A V I A S F D Q L Y D A 12 195 Y D A W R G G L D W C N A G W 12 210 L S D G S V Q Y P I T K P R E 12 223 R E P C G G Q N T V P G V R N 12 290 G Q I F A A W K I L G Y D R C 12 5 L L L V L I S I C W A D H L S 11 49 V F S H R G G N V T L P C K F 11 67 P T A F G S G I H K I R I K W 11 93 D V F V S M G Y H K K T Y G G 11 98 M G Y H K K T Y G G Y Q G R V 11 105 Y G G Y Q G R V F L K G G S D 11 125 V I I D L T L F D Y G R Y K C 11 201 G L D W C N A G W L S D G S V 11 211 S D G S V Q Y P I T K P R E P 11 216 Q Y P I T K P R E P C G G Q N 11 232 V P G V R N Y G F W D K D K S 11 245 K S R Y D V F C F T S N F N G 11 248 Y D V F C F T S N F N G R F Y 11 256 N F N G R F Y Y L I H P T K L 11 281 N D G A Q I A K V G Q I F A A 11 334 F V G F P D K K H K L Y G V Y 11 339 D K K H K L Y G V Y C F R A Y 11 53 R G G N V T L P C K F Y R D P 10 54 G G N V T L P C K F Y R D P T 10 58 T L P C K F Y R D P T A F G S 10 66 D P T A F G S G I H K I R I K 10 75 H K I R I K W T K L T S D Y L 10 76 K I R I K W T K L T S D Y L K 10 84 L T S D Y L K E V D V F V S M 10 99 G Y H K K T Y G G Y Q G R V F 10 126 I T D L T L E D Y G R Y K C E 10 128 D L T L E D Y G R Y K C E V I 10 140 E V I E G L E D D T V V V A L 10 217 Y P I T K P R E P C G G Q N T 10 219 I T K P R E P C G G Q N T V P 10 224 E P C G G Q N T V P G V R N Y 10 237 N Y G F W D K D K S R Y D V F 10 240 F W D K D K S R Y D V F C F T 10 265 I H P T K L T Y D E A V Q A C 10 288 K V G Q I F A A W K I L G Y D 10 316 Y P I S R P R R R C S P T E A 10 324 R C S P T E A A V R F V G F P 10 332 V R F V G F P D K K H K L Y G 10 13 C W A D H L S D N Y T L D H D 9 35 E N G P H L L V E A E Q A K V 9 48 K V F S H R G G N V T L P C K 9 65 R D P T A F G S G I H K I R I 9 95 F V S M G Y H K K T Y G G Y Q 9 106 G G Y Q G R V F L K G G S D S 9 127 T D L T L E D Y G R Y K C E V 9 147 D D T V V V A L D L Q G V V F 9 177 A Q Q A C L D Q D A V I A S F 9 186 A V I A S F D Q L Y D A W R G 9 189 A S F D Q L Y D A W R G G L D 9 193 Q L Y D A W R G G L D W C N A 9 205 C N A G W L S D G S V Q Y P I 9 220 T K P R E P C G G Q N T V P G 9 221 K P R E P C G G Q N T V P G V 9 222 P R E P C G G Q N T V P G V R 9 231 T V P G V R N Y G F W D K D K 9 239 G F W D K D K S R Y D V F C F 9 251 F C F T S N F N G R F Y Y L I 9 262 Y Y L I H P T K L T Y D E A V 9 277 Q A C L N D G A Q I A K V G Q 9 278 A C L N D G A Q I A K V G Q I 9 284 A Q I A K V G Q I F A A W K I 9 304 C D A G W L A D G S V R Y P I 9 310 A D G S V R Y P I S R P R R R 9 322 R R R C S P T E A A V R F V G 9 328 T E A A V R F V G F P D K K H 9 333 R F V G F P D K K H K L Y G V 9 8 V L I S I C W A D H L S D N Y 8 9 L I S I C W A D H L S D N Y T 8 12 I C W A D H L S D N Y T L D H 8 23 T L D H D R A I H I Q A E N G 8 24 L D H D R A I H I Q A E N G P 8 31 H I Q A E N G P H L L V E A E 8 33 Q A E N G P H L L V E A E Q A 8 34 A E N G P H L L V E A E Q A K 8 37 G P H L L V E A E Q A K V F S 8 64 Y R D P T A F G S G I H K I R 8 87 D Y L K E V D V F V S M G Y H 8 90 K E V D V F V S M G Y H K K T 8 96 V S M G Y H K K T Y G G Y Q G 8 101 H K K T Y G G Y Q G R V F L K 8 113 F L K G G S D S D A S L V I T 8 130 T L E D Y G R Y K C E V I E G 8 138 K C E V I E G L E D D T V V V 8 143 E G L E D D T V V V A L D L Q 8 163 Y F P R L G R Y N L N F H E A 8 164 F P R L G R Y N L N F H E A Q 8 175 H E A Q Q A C L D Q D A V I A 8 180 A C L D Q D A V I A S F D Q L 8 184 Q D A V I A S F D Q L Y D A W 8 185 D A V I A S F D Q L Y D A W R 8 208 G W L S D G S V Q Y P I T K P 8 242 D K D K S R Y D V F C F T S N 8 253 F T S N F N G R F Y Y L I H P 8 261 F Y Y L I H P T K L T Y D E A 8 274 E A V Q A C L N D G A Q I A K 8 280 L N D G A Q I A K V G Q I F A 8 289 V G Q I F A A W K I L G Y D R 8 296 W K I L G Y D R C D A G W L A 8 307 G W L A D G S V R Y P I S R P 8 318 I S R P R R R C S P T E A A V 8 321 P R R R C S P T E A A V R F V 8 327 P T E A A V R F V G F P D K K 8 88 Y L K E V D V F V S M G Y H K 7 146 E D D T V V V A L D L Q G V V 7 285 Q I A K V G Q I F A A W K I L 7 330 A A V R F V G F P D K K H K L 7 50 F S H R G G N V T L P C K F Y 6 51 S H R G G N V T L P C K F Y R 6 77 I R I K W T K L T S D Y L K E 6 135 G R Y K C E V I E G L E D D T 6 144 G L E D D T V V V A L D L Q G 6 173 N F H E A Q Q A C L D Q D A V 6 187 V I A S F D Q L Y D A W R G G 6 209 W L S D G S V Q Y P I T K P R 6 213 G S V Q Y P I T K P R E P C G 6 225 P C G G Q N T V P G V R N Y G 6 263 Y L I H P T K L T Y D E A V Q 6 271 T Y D E A V Q A C L N D G A Q 6 309 L A D G S V R Y P I S R P R R 6 312 G S V R Y P I S R P R R R C S 6 137 Y K C E V I E G L E D D T V V 5 44 A E Q A K V F S H R G G N V T 4 45 E Q A K V F S H R G G N V T L 4 69 A F G S G I H K I R I K W T K 4 72 S G I H K I R I K W T K L T S 4 100 Y H K K T Y G G Y Q G R V F L 4 25 D H D R A I H I Q A E N G P H 3 133 D Y G R Y K C E V I E G L E D 3 162 P Y F P R L G R Y N L N F H E 3 190 S F D Q L Y D A W R G G L D W 3 227 G G Q N T V P G V R N Y G F W 3 252 C F T S N F N G R F Y Y L I H 3 57 V T L P C K F Y R D P T A F G 2 79 I K W T K L T S D Y L K E V D 2 132 E D Y G R Y K C E V I E G L E 2 165 P R L G R Y N L N F H E A Q Q 2 198 W R G G L D W C N A G W L S D 2 218 P I T K P R E P C G G Q N T V 2 233 P G V R N Y G F W D K D K S R 2 243 K D K S R Y D V F C F T S N F 2 249 D V F C F T S N F N G R F Y Y 2 294 A A W K I L G Y D R C D A G W 2 297 K I L G Y D R C D A G W L A D 2 335 V G F P D K K H K L Y G V Y C 2 14 W A D H L S D N Y T L D H D R 1 17 H L S D N Y T L D H D R A I H 1 28 R A I H I Q A E N G P H L L V 1 32 I Q A E N G P H L L V E A E Q 1 70 F G S G I H K I R I K W T K L 1 80 K W T K L T S D Y L K E V D V 1 94 V F V S M G Y H K K T Y G G Y 1 124 L V I T D L T L E D Y G R Y K 1 129 L T L E D Y G R Y K C E V I E 1 155 D L Q G V V F P Y F P R L G R 1 159 V V F P Y F P R L G R Y N L N 1 194 L Y D A W R G G L D W C N A G 1 197 A W R G G L D W C N A G W L S 1 202 L D W C N A G W L S D G S V Q 1 228 G Q N T V P G V R N Y G F W D 1 234 G V R N Y G F W D K D K S R Y 1 236 R N Y G F W D K D K S R Y D V 1 241 W D K D K S R Y D V F C F T S 1 272 Y D E A V Q A C L N D G A Q I 1 300 G Y D R C D A G W L A D G S V 1 314 V R Y P I S R P R R R C S P T 1 337 F P D K K H K L Y G V Y C F R 1 151P3D4 v.2: HLA Peptide Scoring Results DRB1*0101 15 - mers SYFPEITHI 301 S S T Y D S L S P Y G P R N P 34 Portion of 32 D K K V D L L V P T K V T G I 33 SEQ ID NO: 236 F K T I A P L A A T R A T R I 33 5; each start 43 V T G I I T Q G A K D F G H V 32 position is 40 P T K V T G I I T Q G A K D F 31 specified, the 54 F G H V Q F V G S Y K L A Y S 31 length of 128 R R P Y H F Q V P S R I F W R 31 peptide is 15 233 G F I F K T I A P L A A T R A 31 amino acids, 158 S E A Y K K V C L S G A P H E 29 the end 217 I D K Y T E S P G G G S P R G 29 position for 18 V E S I R D H S G Q K M K Q D 27 each peptide is 82 Q R K D K V L L G R K A V V V 27 the start 357 N N S W Y V E N G R P A D L A 27 position plus 51 A K D F G H V Q F V G S Y K L 26 fourteen 92 K A V V V S C E G I N I S G S 26 232 L G F I F K T I A P L A A T R 26 247 A T R I G H P G G R T P R A G 26 174 G W K Y Q A V T A T L E E K R 25 202 L M R L Q K Q A E K N M K K K 25 239 I A P L A A T R A T R I G H P 25 264 A H R P P A L S A R A P V P A 25 284 W L P L R T P W T R P S S C P 25 5 T T K T F P L R A L H I V V E 24 85 D K V L L G R K A V V V S C E 24 119 H K R M N T N P S R R P Y H F 24 229 P R G L G F I F K T I A P L A 24 281 P A A W L P L R T P W T R P S 24 304 Y D S L S P Y G P R N P L P N 24 377 G A L W K A I E S L E E G L G 24 36 D L L V P T K V T G I I T Q G 22 138 R I F W R Q E K A D G G S C C 22 267 P P A L S A R A P V P A A S P 22 270 L S A R A P V P A A S P A A W 22 359 S W Y V E N G R P A D L A G S 22 116 A F L H K R M N T N P S R R P 21 129 R P Y H F Q V P S R I F W R Q 21 35 V D L L V P T K V T G I I T Q 20 83 R K D K V L L G R K A V V V S 20 6 T K T F P L R A L H I V V E S 19 98 C E G I N I S G S F C R N K L 19 104 S G S F C R N K L K Y L A F L 19 106 S F C R N K L K Y L A F L H K 19 111 K L K Y L A F L H K R M N T N 19 115 L A F L H K R M N T N P S R R 19 231 G L G F I F K T I A P L A A T 19 318 N P R H S P S G G G G L K K P 19 367 P A D L A G S G Y C G A L W K 19 372 G S G Y C G A L W K A I E S L 19 8 T F P L R A L H I V V E S I R 18 60 V G S Y K L A Y S N D G E H W 18 112 L K Y L A F L H K R M N T N P 18 161 Y K K V C L S G A P H E V G W 18 171 H E V G W K Y Q A V T A T L E 18 172 E V G W K Y Q A V T A T L E E 18 223 S P G G G S P R G L G F I F K 18 252 H P G G R T P R A G S S A H R 18 338 G Q K H N V L A R G K P Q R K 18 364 N G R P A D L A G S G Y C G A 18 384 E S L E E G L G G K Q K D K E 18 2 L E H T T K T F P L R A L H I 17 11 L R A L H I V V E S I R D H S 17 14 L H I V V E S I R D H S G Q K 17 26 G Q K M K Q D K K V D L L V P 17 29 M K Q D K K V D L L V P T K V 17 37 L L V P T K V T G I I T Q G A 17 76 V Y Q D E K Q R K D K V L L G 17 84 K D K V L L G R K A V V V S C 17 90 G R K A V V V S C E G I N I S 17 93 A V V V S C E G I N I S G S F 17 96 V S C E G I N I S G S F C R N 17 109 R N K L K Y L A F L H K R M N 17 137 S R I F W R Q E K A D G G S C 17 160 A Y K K V C L S G A P H E V G 17 181 T A T L E E K R K E K A E I H 17 191 K A E I H Y R K N K Q L M R L 17 200 K Q L M R L Q K Q A E K N M K 17 218 D K Y T E S P G G G S P R G L 17 221 T E S P G G G S P R G L G F I 17 230 R G L G F I F K T I A P L A A 17 253 P G G R T P R A G S S A H R P 17 279 A S P A A W L P L R T P W T R 17 288 R T P W T R P S S C P T S S S 17 337 Q G Q K H N V L A R G K P Q R 17 360 W Y V E N G R P A D L A G S G 17 374 G Y C G A L W K A I E S L E E 17 380 W K A I E S L E E G L G G K Q 17 383 I E S L E E G L G G K Q K D K 17 396 D K E R K A E N G P H L L V E 17 57 V Q F V G S Y K L A Y S N D G 16 86 K V L L G R K A V V V S C E G 16 95 V V S C E G I N I S G S F C R 16 147 D G G S C C P Q G H A S E A Y 16 149 G S C C P Q G H A S E A Y K K 16 199 N K Q L M R L Q K Q A E K N M 16 225 G G G S P R G L G F I F K T I 16 256 R T P R A G S S A H R P P A L 16 261 G S S A H R P P A L S A R A P 16 266 R P P A L S A R A P V P A A S 16 269 A L S A R A P V P A A S P A A 16 271 S A R A P V P A A S P A A W L 16 274 A P V P A A S P A A W L P L R 16 275 P V P A A S P A A W L P L R T 16 307 L S P Y G P R N P L P N P R H 16 311 G P R N P L P N P R H S P S G 16 313 R N P L P N P R H S P S G G G 16 344 L A R G K P Q R K P K S E N N 16 142 R Q E K A D G G S C C P Q G H 15 159 E A Y K K V C L S G A P H E V 15 272 A R A P V P A A S P A A W L P 15 282 A A W L P L R T P W T R P S S 15 290 P W T R P S S C P T S S S T Y 15 295 S S C P T S S S T Y D S L S P 15 356 E N N S W Y V E N G R P A D L 15 397 K E R K A E N G P H L L V E A 15 10 P L R A L H I V V E S I R D H 14 15 H I V V E S I R D H S G Q K M 14 33 K K V D L L V P T K V T G I I 14 97 S C E G I N I S G S F C R N K 14 122 M N T N P S R R P Y H F Q V P 14 162 K K V C L S G A P H E V G W K 14 173 V G W K Y Q A V T A T L E E K 14 193 E I H Y R K N K Q L M R L Q K 14 213 M K K K I D K Y T E S P G G G 14 249 R I G H P G G R T P R A G S S 14 259 R A G S S A H R P P A L S A R 14 260 A G S S A H R P P A L S A R A 14 263 S A H R P P A L S A R A P V P 14 273 R A P V P A A S P A A W L P L 14 287 L R T P W T R P S S C P T S S 14 291 W T R P S S C P T S S S T Y D 14 298 P T S S S T Y D S L S P Y G P 14 333 A R H C Q G Q K H N V L A R G 14 341 H N V L A R G K P Q R K P K S 14 351 R K P K S E N N S W Y V E N G 14 12 R A L H I V V E S I R D H S G 13 212 N M K K K I D K Y T E S P G G 13 245 T R A T R I G H P G G R T P R 13 24 H S G Q K M K Q D K K V D L L 12 42 K V T G I I T Q G A K D F G H 12 71 G E H W T V Y Q D E K Q R K D 12 74 W T V Y Q D E K Q R K D K V L 12 89 L G R K A V V V S C E G I N I 12 184 L E E K R K E K A E I H Y R K 12 206 Q K Q A E K N M K K K I D K Y 12 210 E K N M K K K I D K Y T E S P 12 342 N V L A R G K P Q R K P K S E 12 358 N S W Y V E N G R P A D L A G 12 362 V E N G R P A D L A G S G Y C 12 381 K A I E S L E E G L G G K Q K 12 390 L G G K Q K D K E R K A E N G 12 56 H V Q F V G S Y K L A Y S N D 11 64 K L A Y S N D G E H W T V Y Q 11 226 G G S P R G L G F I F K T I A 11 321 H S P S G G G G L K K P A R H 11 325 G G G G L K K P A R H C Q G Q 11 326 G G G L K K P A R H C Q G Q K 11 330 K K P A R H C Q G Q K H N V L 11 339 Q K H N V L A R G K P Q R K P 11 3 E H T T K T F P L R A L H I V 10 13 A L H I V V E S I R D H S G Q 10 28 K M K Q D K K V D L L V P T K 10 47 I T Q G A K D F G H V Q F V G 10 48 T Q G A K D F G H V Q F V G S 10 59 F V G S Y K L A Y S N D G E H 10 65 L A Y S N D G E H W T V Y Q D 10 77 Y Q D E K Q R K D K V L L G R 10 105 G S F C R N K L K Y L A F L H 10 107 F C R N K L K Y L A F L H K R 10 108 C R N K L K Y L A F L H K R M 10 114 Y L A F L H K R M N T N P S R 10 124 T N P S R R P Y H F Q V P S R 10 125 N P S R R P Y H F Q V P S R I 10 130 P Y H F Q V P S R I F W R Q E 10 135 V P S R I F W R Q E K A D G G 10 139 I F W R Q E K A D G G S C C P 10 140 F W R Q E K A D G G S C C P Q 10 141 W R Q E K A D G G S C C P Q G 10 152 C P Q G H A S E A Y K K V C L 10 153 P Q G H A S E A Y K K V C L S 10 177 Y Q A V T A T L E E K R K E K 10 178 Q A V T A T L E E K R K E K A 10 183 T L E E K R K E K A E I H Y R 10 195 H Y R K N K Q L M R L Q K Q A 10 198 K N K Q L M R L Q K Q A E K N 10 214 K K K I D K Y T E S P G G G S 10 215 K K I D K Y T E S P G G G S P 10 242 L A A T R A T R I G H P G G R 10 244 A T R A T R I G H P G G R T P 10 251 G H P G G R T P R A G S S A H 10 289 T P W T R P S S C P T S S S T 10 316 L P N P R H S P S G G G G L K 10 317 P N P R H S P S G G G G L K K 10 320 R H S P S G G G G L K K P A R 10 347 G K P Q R K P K S E N N S W Y 10 376 C G A L W K A I E S L E E G L 10 379 L W K A I E S L E E G L G G K 10 394 Q K D K E R K A E N G P H L L 10 9 F P L R A L H I V V E S I R D 9 23 D H S G Q K M K Q D K K V D L 9 25 S G Q K M K Q D K K V D L L V 9 31 Q D K K V D L L V P T K V T G 9 41 T K V T G I I T Q G A K D F G 9 44 T G I I T Q G A K D F G H V Q 9 49 Q G A K D F G H V Q F V G S Y 9 53 D F G H V Q F V G S Y K L A Y 9 55 G H V Q F V G S Y K L A Y S N 9 73 H W T V Y Q D E K Q R K D K V 9 91 R K A V V V S C E G I N I S G 9 100 G I N I S G S F C R N K L K Y 9 101 I N I S G S F C R N K L K Y L 9 136 P S R I F W R Q E K A D G G S 9 166 L S G A P H E V G W K Y Q A V 9 169 A P H E V G W K Y Q A V T A T 9 194 I H Y R K N K Q L M R L Q K Q 9 196 Y R K N K Q L M R L Q K Q A E 9 201 Q L M R L Q K Q A E K N M K K 9 211 K N M K K K I D K Y T E S P G 9 219 K Y T E S P G G G S P R G L G 9 224 P G G G S P R G L G F I F K T 9 228 S P R G L G F I F K T I A P L 9 257 T P R A G S S A H R P P A L S 9 265 H R P P A L S A R A P V P A A 9 283 A W L P L R T P W T R P S S C 9 285 L P L R T P W T R P S S C P T 9 310 Y G P R N P L P N P R H S P S 9 319 P R H S P S G G G G L K K P A 9 322 S P S G G G G L K K P A R H C 9 340 K H N V L A R G K P Q R K P K 9 348 K P Q R K P K S E N N S W Y V 9 370 L A G S G Y C G A L W K A I E 9 371 A G S G Y C G A L W K A I E S 9 387 E E G L G G K Q K D K E R K A 9 388 E G L G G K Q K D K E R K A E 9 393 K Q K D K E R K A E N G P H L 9 7 K T F P L R A L H I V V E S I 8 27 Q K M K Q D K K V D L L V P T 8 34 K V D L L V P T K V T G I I T 8 46 I I T Q G A K D F G H V Q F V 8 58 Q F V G S Y K L A Y S N D G E 8 62 S Y K L A Y S N D G E H W T V 8 63 Y K L A Y S N D G E H W T V Y 8 72 E H W T V Y Q D E K Q R K D K 8 78 Q D E K Q R K D K V L L G R K 8 81 K Q R K D K V L L G R K A V V 8 126 P S R R P Y H F Q V P S R I F 8 132 H F Q V P S R I F W R Q E K A 8 145 K A D G G S C C P Q G H A S E 8 146 A D G G S C C P Q G H A S E A 8 155 G H A S E A Y K K V C L S G A 8 156 H A S E A Y K K V C L S G A P 8 163 K V C L S G A P H E V G W K Y 8 167 S G A P H E V G W K Y Q A V T 8 168 G A P H E V G W K Y Q A V T A 8 170 P H E V G W K Y Q A V T A T L 8 188 R K E K A E I H Y R K N K Q L 8 192 A E I H Y R K N K Q L M R L Q 8 197 R K N K Q L M R L Q K Q A E K 8 207 K Q A E K N M K K K I D K Y T 8 216 K I D K Y T E S P G G G S P R 8 235 I F K T I A P L A A T R A T R 8 237 K T I A P L A A T R A T R I G 8 243 A A T R A T R I G H P G G R T 8 246 R A T R I G H P G G R T P R A 8 255 G R T P R A G S S A H R P P A 8 258 P R A G S S A H R P P A L S A 8 268 P A L S A R A P V P A A S P A 8 276 V P A A S P A A W L P L R T P 8 296 S C P T S S S T Y D S L S P Y 8 297 C P T S S S T Y D S L S P Y G 8 303 T Y D S L S P Y G P R N P L P 8 305 D S L S P Y G P R N P L P N P 8 306 S L S P Y G P R N P L P N P R 8 308 S P Y G P R N P L P N P R H S 8 309 P Y G P R N P L P N P R H S P 8 312 P R N P L P N P R H S P S G G 8 315 P L P N P R H S P S G G G G L 8 323 P S G G G G L K K P A R H C Q 8 331 K P A R H C Q G Q K H N V L A 8 332 P A R H C Q G Q K H N V L A R 8 334 R H C Q G Q K H N V L A R G K 8 363 E N G R P A D L A G S G Y C G 8 365 G R P A D L A G S G Y C G A L 8 366 R P A D L A G S G Y C G A L W 8 368 A D L A G S G Y C G A L W K A 8 369 D L A G S G Y C G A L W K A I 8 373 S G Y C G A L W K A I E S L E 8 375 Y C G A L W K A I E S L E E G 8 398 E R K A E N G P H L L V E A E 8 400 K A E N G P H L L V E A E Q A 8 21 I R D H S G Q K M K Q D K K V 7 88 L L G R K A V V V S C E G I N 7 133 F Q V P S R I F W R Q E K A D 7 148 G G S C C P Q G H A S E A Y K 7 220 Y T E S P G G G S P R G L G F 7 240 A P L A A T R A T R I G H P G 7 250 I G H P G G R T P R A G S S A 7 254 G G R T P R A G S S A H R P P 7 294 P S S C P T S S S T Y D S L S 7 314 N P L P N P R H S P S G G G G 7 324 S G G G G L K K P A R H C Q G 7 345 A R G K P Q R K P K S E N N S 7 17 V V E S I R D H S G Q K M K Q 6 52 K D F G H V Q F V G S Y K L A 6 67 Y S N D G E H W T V Y Q D E K 6 70 D G E H W T V Y Q D E K Q R K 6 118 L H K R M N T N P S R R P Y H 6 150 S C C P Q G H A S E A Y K K V 6 175 W K Y Q A V T A T L E E K R K 6 278 A A S P A A W L P L R T P W T 6 286 P L R T P W T R P S S C P T S 6 292 T R P S S C P T S S S T Y D S 6 293 R P S S C P T S S S T Y D S L 6 300 S S S T Y D S L S P Y G P R N 6 16 I V V E S I R D H S G Q K M K 5 134 Q V P S R I F W R Q E K A D G 5 179 A V T A T L E E K R K E K A E 5 395 K D K E R K A E N G P H L L V 5 79 D E K Q R K D K V L L G R K A 4 87 V L L G R K A V V V S C E G I 4 189 K E K A E I H Y R K N K Q L M 4 234 F I F K T I A P L A A T R A T 4 80 E K Q R K D K V L L G R K A V 3 117 F L H K R M N T N P S R R P Y 3 182 A T L E E K R K E K A E I H Y 3 186 E K R K E K A E I H Y R K N K 3 209 A E K N M K K K I D K Y T E S 3 241 P L A A T R A T R I G H P G G 3 343 V L A R G K P Q R K P K S E N 3 349 P Q R K P K S E N N S W Y V E 3 378 A L W K A I E S L E E G L G G 3 382 A I E S L E E G L G G K Q K D 3 385 S L E E G L G G K Q K D K E R 3 391 G G K Q K D K E R K A E N G P 3 4 H T T K T F P L R A L H I V V 2 19 E S I R D H S G Q K M K Q D K 2 38 L V P T K V T G I I T Q G A K 2 39 V P T K V T G I I T Q G A K D 2 45 G I I T Q G A K D F G H V Q F 2 61 G S Y K L A Y S N D G E H W T 2 102 N I S G S F C R N K L K Y L A 2 110 N K L K Y L A F L H K R M N T 2 120 K R M N T N P S R R P Y H F Q 2 157 A S E A Y K K V C L S G A P H 2 164 V C L S G A P H E V G W K Y Q 2 203 M R L Q K Q A E K N M K K K I 2 205 L Q K Q A E K N M K K K I D K 2 208 Q A E K N M K K K I D K Y T E 2 227 G S P R G L G F I F K T I A P 2 248 T R I G H P G G R T P R A G S 2 262 S S A H R P P A L S A R A P V 2 280 S P A A W L P L R T P W T R P 2 328 G L K K P A R H C Q G Q K H N 2 335 H C Q G Q K H N V L A R G K P 2 355 S E N N S W Y V E N G R P A D 2 392 G K Q K D K E R K A E N G P H 2 1 M L E H T T K T F P L R A L H 1 20 S I R D H S G Q K M K Q D K K 1 30 K Q D K K V D L L V P T K V T 1 66 A Y S N D G E H W T V Y Q D E 1 75 T V Y Q D E K Q R K D K V L L 1 103 I S G S F C R N K L K Y L A F 1 113 K Y L A F L H K R M N T N P S 1 121 R M N T N P S R R P Y H F Q V 1 131 Y H F Q V P S R I F W R Q E K 1 154 Q G H A S E A Y K K V C L S G 1 165 C L S G A P H E V G W K Y Q A 1 176 K Y Q A V T A T L E E K R K E 1 180 V T A T L E E K R K E K A E I 1 185 E E K R K E K A E I H Y R K N 1 187 K R K E K A E I H Y R K N K Q 1 190 E K A E I H Y R K N K Q L M R 1 204 R L Q K Q A E K N M K K K I D 1 299 T S S S T Y D S L S P Y G P R 1 302 S T Y D S L S P Y G P R N P L 1 327 G G L K K P A R H C Q G Q K H 1 336 C Q G Q K H N V L A R G K P Q 1 350 Q R K P K S E N N S W Y V E N 1 353 P K S E N N S W Y V E N G R P 1 354 K S E N N S W Y V E N G R P A 1 386 L E E G L G G K Q K D K E R K 1 389 G L G G K Q K D K E R K A E N 1 399 R K A E N G P H L L V E A E Q 1

TABLE XLIX SEQ. ID Pos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 score NO. 151P3D4 v.1: HLA Peptide Scoring Results DRB1*0301 15 - mers SYFPEITHI 149 T V V V A L D L Q G V V F P Y 28 Portion of 333 R F V G F P D K K H K L Y G V 27 SEQ ID NO: 261 F Y Y L I H P T K L T Y D E A 26 3; each start 161 F P Y F P R L G R Y N L N F H 24 position is 171 N L N F H E A Q Q A C L D Q D 24 specified, the 191 F D Q L Y D A W R G G L D W C 24 length of 229 Q N T V P G V R N Y G F W D K 24 peptide is 15 250 V F C F T S N F N G R F Y Y L 24 amino acids, 122 A S L V I T D L T L E D Y G R 23 the end 206 N A G W L S D G S V Q Y P I T 23 position for 267 P T K L T Y D E A V Q A C L N 23 each peptide 81 W T K L T S D Y L K E V D V F 22 is the start 237 N Y G F W D K D K S R Y D V F 22 position plus 305 D A G W L A D G S V R Y P I S 22 fourteen 38 P H L L V E A E Q A K V F S H 21 113 F L K G G S D S D A S L V I T 21 142 I E G L E D D T V V V A L D L 21 179 Q A C L D Q D A V I A S F D Q 21 184 Q D A V I A S F D Q L Y D A W 21 296 W K I L G Y D R C D A G W L A 21 21 N Y T L D H D R A I H I Q A E 20 37 G P H L L V E A E Q A K V F S 20 60 P C K F Y R D P T A F G S G I 20 126 I T D L T L E D Y G R Y K C E 20 123 S L V I T D L T L E D Y G R Y 19 138 K C E V I E G L E D D T V V V 19 156 L Q G V V F P Y F P R L G R Y 19 7 L V L I S I C W A D H L S D N 18 29 A I H I Q A E N G P H L L V E 18 39 H L L V E A E Q A K V F S H R 18 54 G G N V T L P C K F Y R D P T 18 89 L K E V D V F V S M G Y H K K 18 128 D L T L E D Y G R Y K C E V I 18 153 A L D L Q G V V F P Y F P R L 18 163 Y F P R L G R Y N L N F H E A 18 185 D A V I A S F D Q L Y D A W R 18 199 R G G L D W C N A G W L S D G 18 290 G Q I F A A W K I L G Y D R C 18 295 A W K I L G Y D R C D A G W L 18 334 F V G F P D K K H K L Y G V Y 18 27 D R A I H I Q A E N G P H L L 17 95 F V S M G Y H K K T Y G G Y Q 17 216 Q Y P I T K P R E P C G G Q N 17 273 D E A V Q A C L N D G A Q I A 17 277 Q A C L N D G A Q I A K V G Q 17 283 G A Q I A K V G Q I F A A W K 17 289 V G Q I F A A W K I L G Y D R 17 48 K V F S H R G G N V T L P C K 16 103 K T Y G G Y Q G R V F L K G G 16 158 G V V F P Y F P R L G R Y N L 16 248 Y D V F C F T S N F N G R F Y 16 269 K L T Y D E A V Q A C L N D G 16 315 R Y P I S R P R R R C S P T E 16 332 V R F V G F P D K K H K L Y G 16 13 C W A D H L S D N Y T L D H D 15 252 C F T S N F N G R F Y Y L I H 15 2 K S L L L L V L I S I C W A D 14 14 W A D H L S D N Y T L D H D R 14 94 V F V S M G Y H K K T Y G G Y 14 141 V I E G L E D D T V V V A L D 14 276 V Q A C L N D G A Q I A K V G 14 1 M K S L L L L V L I S I C W A 13 4 L L L L V L I S I C W A D H L 13 5 L L L V L I S I C W A D H L S 13 6 L L V L I S I C W A D H L S D 13 19 S D N Y T L D H D R A I H I Q 13 127 T D L T L E D Y G R Y K C E V 13 147 D D T V V V A L D L Q G V V F 13 151 V V A L D L Q G V V F P Y F P 13 197 A W R G G L D W C N A G W L S 13 3 S L L L L V L I S I C W A D H 12 46 Q A K V F S H R G G N V T L P 12 74 I H K I R I K W T K L T S D Y 12 76 K I R I K W T K L T S D Y L K 12 86 S D Y L K E V D V F V S M G Y 12 92 V D V F V S M G Y H K K T Y G 12 93 D V F V S M G Y H K K T Y G G 12 109 Q G R V F L K G G S D S D A S 12 111 R V F L K G G S D S D A S L V 12 115 K G G S D S D A S L V I I D L 12 121 D A S L V I T D L T L E D Y G 12 148 D T V V V A L D L Q G V V F P 12 157 Q G V V F P Y F P R L G R Y N 12 169 R Y N L N F H E A Q Q A C L D 12 177 A Q Q A C L D Q D A V I A S F 12 190 S F D Q L Y D A W R G G L D W 12 207 A G W L S D G S V Q Y P I T K 12 232 V P G V R N Y G F W D K D K S 12 262 Y Y L I H P T K L T Y D E A V 12 299 L G Y D R C D A G W L A D G S 12 329 E A A V R F V G F P D K K H K 12 9 L I S I C W A D H L S D N Y T 11 15 A D H L S D N Y T L D H D R A 11 30 I H I Q A E N G P H L L V E A 11 73 G I H K I R I K W T K L T S D 11 87 D Y L K E V D V F V S M G Y H 11 110 G R V F L K G G S D S D A S L 11 120 S D A S L V I T D L T L E D Y 11 139 C E V I E G L E D D T V V V A 11 150 V V V A L D L Q G V V F P Y F 11 164 F P R L G R Y N L N F H E A Q 11 227 G G Q N T V P G V R N Y G F W 11 236 R N Y G F W D K D K S R Y D V 11 238 Y G F W D K D K S R Y D V F C 11 243 K D K S R Y D V F C F T S N F 11 247 R Y D V F C F T S N F N G R F 11 286 I A K V G Q I F A A W K I L G 11 306 A G W L A D G S V R Y P I S R 11 311 D G S V R Y P I S R P R R R C 11 331 A V R F V G F P D K K H K L Y 11 339 D K K H K L Y G V Y C F R A Y 11 10 I S I C W A D H L S D N Y T L 10 11 S I C W A D H L S D N Y T L D 10 47 A K V F S H R G G N V T L P C 10 52 H R G G N V T L P C K F Y R D 10 53 R G G N V T L P C K F Y R D P 10 56 N V T L P C K F Y R D P T A F 10 71 G S G I H K I R I K W T K L T 10 84 L T S D Y L K E V D V F V S M 10 91 E V D V F V S M G Y H K K T Y 10 143 E G L E D D T V V V A L D L Q 10 145 L E D D T V V V A L D L Q G V 10 152 V A L D L Q G V V F P Y F P R 10 183 D Q D A V I A S F D Q L Y D A 10 186 A V I A S F D Q L Y D A W R G 10 212 D G S V Q Y P I T K P R E P C 10 246 S R Y D V F C F T S N F N G R 10 259 G R F Y Y L I H P T K L T Y D 10 282 D G A Q I A K V G Q I F A A W 10 337 F P D K K H K L Y G V Y C F R 10 20 D N Y T L D H D R A I H I Q A 9 59 L P C K F Y R D P T A F G S G 9 67 P T A F G S G I H K I R I K W 9 77 I R I K W T K L T S D Y L K E 9 78 R I K W T K L T S D Y L K E V 9 118 S D S D A S L V I T D L T L E 9 134 Y G R Y K C E V I E G L E D D 9 168 G R Y N L N F H E A Q Q A C L 9 180 A C L D Q D A V I A S F D Q L 9 188 I A S F D Q L Y D A W R G G L 9 198 W R G G L D W C N A G W L S D 9 228 G Q N T V P G V R N Y G F W D 9 254 T S N F N G R F Y Y L I H P T 9 266 H P T K L T Y D E A V Q A C L 9 288 K V G Q I F A A W K I L G Y D 9 314 V R Y P I S R P R R R C S P T 9 321 P R R R C S P T E A A V R F V 9 323 R R C S P T E A A V R F V G F 9 326 S P T E A A V R F V G F P D K 9 28 R A I H I Q A E N G P H L L V 8 35 E N G P H L L V E A E Q A K V 8 40 L L V E A E Q A K V F S H R G 8 70 F G S G I H K I R I K W T K L 8 75 H K I R I K W T K L T S D Y L 8 83 K L T S D Y L K E V D V F V S 8 97 S M G Y H K K T Y G G Y Q G R 8 102 K K T Y G G Y Q G R V F L K G 8 107 G Y Q G R V F L K G G S D S D 8 124 L V I T D L T L E D Y G R Y K 8 132 E D Y G R Y K C E V I E G L E 8 135 G R Y K C E V I E G L E D D T 8 159 V V F P Y F P R L G R Y N L N 8 165 P R L G R Y N L N F H E A Q Q 8 170 Y N L N F H E A Q Q A C L D Q 8 215 V Q Y P I T K P R E P C G G Q 8 221 K P R E P C G G Q N T V P G V 8 239 G F W D K D K S R Y D V F C F 8 240 F W D K D K S R Y D V F C F T 8 242 D K D K S R Y D V F C F T S N 8 251 F C F T S N F N G R F Y Y L I 8 253 F T S N F N G R F Y Y L I H P 8 258 N G R F Y Y L I H P T K L T Y 8 298 I L G Y D R C D A G W L A D G 8 312 G S V R Y P I S R P R R R C S 8 316 Y P I S R P R R R C S P T E A 8 25 D H D R A I H I Q A E N G P H 7 45 E Q A K V F S H R G G N V T L 7 72 S G I H K I R I K W T K L T S 7 82 T K L T S D Y L K E V D V F V 7 176 E A Q Q A C L D Q D A V I A S 7 213 G S V Q Y P I T K P R E P C G 7 235 V R N Y G F W D K D K S R Y D 7 280 L N D G A Q I A K V G Q I F A 7 335 V G F P D K K H K L Y G V Y C 7 57 V T L P C K F Y R D P T A F G 6 68 T A F G S G I H K I R I K W T 6 101 H K K T Y G G Y Q G R V F L K 6 130 T L E D Y G R Y K C E V I E G 6 208 G W L S D G S V Q Y P I T K P 6 222 P R E P C G G Q N T V P G V R 6 307 G W L A D G S V R Y P I S R P 6 325 C S P T E A A V R F V G F P D 6 36 N G P H L L V E A E Q A K V F 4 55 G N V T L P C K F Y R D P T A 4 79 I K W T K L T S D Y L K E V D 4 80 K W T K L T S D Y L K E V D V 4 162 P Y F P R L G R Y N L N F H E 4 220 T K P R E P C G G Q N T V P G 4 260 R F Y Y L I H P T K L T Y D E 4 24 L D H D R A I H I Q A E N G P 3 31 H I Q A E N G P H L L V E A E 3 33 Q A E N G P H L L V E A E Q A 3 85 T S D Y L K E V D V F V S M G 3 100 Y H K K T Y G G Y Q G R V F L 3 125 V I T D L T L E D Y G R Y K C 3 178 Q Q A C L D Q D A V I A S F D 3 211 S D G S V Q Y P I T K P R E P 3 217 Y P I T K P R E P C G G Q N T 3 241 W D K D K S R Y D V F C F T S 3 265 I H P T K L T Y D E A V Q A C 3 285 Q I A K V G Q I F A A W K I L 3 300 G Y D R C D A G W L A D G S V 3 320 R P R R R C S P T E A A V R F 3 322 R R R C S P T E A A V R F V G 3 8 V L I S I C W A D H L S D N Y 2 12 I C W A D H L S D N Y T L D H 2 26 H D R A I H I Q A E N G P H L 2 34 A E N G P H L L V E A E Q A K 2 44 A E Q A K V F S H R G G N V T 2 49 V F S H R G G N V T L P C K F 2 64 Y R D P T A F G S G I H K I R 2 66 D P T A F G S G I H K I R I K 2 90 K E V D V F V S M G Y H K K T 2 99 G Y H K K T Y G G Y Q G R V F 2 105 Y G G Y Q G R V F L K G G S D 2 108 Y Q G R V F L K G G S D S D A 2 116 G G S D S D A S L V I T D L T 2 119 D S D A S L V I T D L T L E D 2 136 R Y K C E V I E G L E D D T V 2 137 Y K C E V I E G L E D D T V V 2 144 G L E D D T V V V A L D L Q G 2 146 E D D T V V V A L D L Q G V V 2 155 D L Q G V V F P Y F P R L G R 2 160 V F P Y F P R L G R Y N L N F 2 167 L G R Y N L N F H E A Q Q A C 2 175 H E A Q Q A C L D Q D A V I A 2 187 V I A S F D Q L Y D A W R G G 2 193 Q L Y D A W R G G L D W C N A 2 195 Y D A W R G G L D W C N A G W 2 201 G L D W C N A G W L S D G S V 2 219 I T K P R E P C G G Q N T V P 2 226 C G G Q N T V P G V R N Y G F 2 268 T K L T Y D E A V Q A C L N D 2 271 T Y D E A V Q A C L N D G A Q 2 272 Y D E A V Q A C L N D G A Q I 2 275 A V Q A C L N D G A Q I A K V 2 278 A C L N D G A Q I A K V G Q I 2 284 A Q I A K V G Q I F A A W K I 2 293 F A A W K I L G Y D R C D A G 2 294 A A W K I L G Y D R C D A G W 2 310 A D G S V R Y P I S R P R R R 2 319 S R P R R R C S P T E A A V R 2 324 R C S P T E A A V R F V G F P 2 336 G F P D K K H K L Y G V Y C F 2 340 K K H K L Y G V Y C F R A Y N 2 17 H L S D N Y T L D H D R A I H 1 32 I Q A E N G P H L L V E A E Q 1 41 L V E A E Q A K V F S H R G G 1 50 F S H R G G N V T L P C K F Y 1 58 T L P C K F Y R D P T A F G S 1 61 C K F Y R D P T A F G S G I H 1 62 K F Y R D P T A F G S G I H K 1 65 R D P T A F G S G I H K I R I 1 69 A F G S G I H K I R I K W T K 1 88 Y L K E V D V F V S M G Y H K 1 96 V S M G Y H K K T Y G G Y Q G 1 98 M G Y H K K T Y G G Y Q G R V 1 104 T Y G G Y Q G R V F L K G G S 1 112 V F L K G G S D S D A S L V I 1 114 L K G G S D S D A S L V I T D 1 117 G S D S D A S L V I T D L T L 1 131 L E D Y G R Y K C E V I E G L 1 133 D Y G R Y K C E V I E G L E D 1 140 E V I E G L E D D T V V V A L 1 172 L N F H E A Q Q A C L D Q D A 1 173 N F H E A Q Q A C L D Q D A V 1 189 A S F D Q L Y D A W R G G L D 1 192 D Q L Y D A W R G G L D W C N 1 194 L Y D A W R G G L D W C N A G 1 196 D A W R G G L D W C N A G W L 1 200 G G L D W C N A G W L S D G S 1 203 D W C N A G W L S D G S V Q Y 1 204 W C N A G W L S D G S V Q Y P 1 205 C N A G W L S D G S V Q Y P I 1 209 W L S D G S V Q Y P I T K P R 1 214 S V Q Y P I T K P R E P C G G 1 218 P I T K P R E P C G G Q N T V 1 223 R E P C G G Q N T V P G V R N 1 231 T V P G V R N Y G F W D K D K 1 233 P S V R N Y G F W D K D K S R 1 249 D V F C F T S N F N G R F Y Y 1 255 S N F N G R F Y Y L I H P T K 1 256 N F N G R F Y Y L I H P T K L 1 257 F N G R F Y Y L I H P T K L T 1 263 Y L I H P T K L T Y D E A V Q 1 264 L I H P T K L T Y D E A V Q A 1 270 L T Y D E A V Q A C L N D G A 1 274 E A V Q A C L N D G A Q I A K 1 281 N D G A Q I A K V G Q I F A A 1 287 A K V G Q I F A A W K I L G Y 1 292 I F A A W K I L G Y D R C D A 1 297 K I L G Y D R C D A G W L A D 1 301 Y D R C D A G W L A D G S V R 1 302 D R C D A G W L A D G S V R Y 1 304 C D A G W L A D G S V R Y P I 1 308 W L A D G S V R Y P I S R P R 1 318 I S R P R R R C S P T E A A V 1 328 T E A A V R F V G F P D K K H 1 330 A A V R F V G F P D K K H K L 1 338 P D K K H K L Y G V Y C F R A 1 151P3D4 v.2: HLA Peptide Scoring Results DRB1*0301 15 - mers SYFPEITHI 26 G Q K M K Q D K K V D L L V P 37 Portion of 73 H W T V Y Q D E K Q R K D K V 28 SEQ ID NO: 56 H V Q F V G S Y K L A Y S N D 25 5; each start 191 K A F I H Y R K N K Q L M R L 25 position is 43 V T G I I T Q G A K D F G H V 20 specified, the 54 F G H V Q F V G S Y K L A Y S 20 length of 84 K D K V L L G R K A V V V S C 20 peptide is 15 200 K Q L M R L Q K Q A E K N M K 20 amino acids, 299 T S S S T Y D S L S P Y G P R 20 the end 34 K V D L L V P T K V T G I I I 19 position for 177 Y Q A V T A T L E E K R K E K 19 each peptide is 340 K H N V L A R G K P Q R K P K 19 the start 359 S W Y V E N G R P A D L A G S 19 position plus 380 W K A I E S L E E G L G G K Q 19 fourteen 14 L H I V V E S I R D H S G Q K 18 181 T A T L E E K R K E K A E I H 18 199 N K Q L M R L Q K Q A E K N M 18 231 G L G F I F K T I A P L A A T 18 390 L G G K Q K D K E R K A E N G 18 44 T G I I T Q G A K D F G H V Q 17 64 K L A Y S N D G E H W T V Y Q 17 91 R K A V V V S C E G I N I S G 17 101 I N I S G S F C R N K L K Y L 17 104 S G S F C R N K L K Y L A F L 17 115 L A F L H K R M N T N P S R R 17 136 P S R I F W R Q E K A D G G S 17 170 P H E V G W K Y Q A V T A T L 17 202 L M R L Q K Q A E K N M K K K 17 326 G G G L K K P A R H C Q G Q K 17 376 C G A L W K A I E S L E E G L 17 379 L W K A I E S L E E G L G G K 17 387 E E G L G G K Q K D K E R K A 17 11 L R A L H I V V E S I R D H S 16 78 Q D E K Q R K D K V L L G R K 16 103 I S G S F C R N K L K Y L A F 16 112 L K Y L A F L H K R M N T N P 16 120 K R M N T N P S R R P Y H F Q 16 137 S R I F W R Q E K A D G G S C 16 155 G H A S E A Y K K V C L S G A 16 185 E E K R K E K A E I H Y R K N 16 214 K K K I D K Y T E S P G G G S 16 229 P R G L G F I F K T I A P L A 16 305 D S L S P Y G P R N P L P N P 16 350 Q R K P K S E N N S W Y V E N 16 130 P Y H F Q V P S R I F W R Q E 15 18 V E S I R D H S G Q K M K Q D 14 79 D E K Q R K D K V L L G R K A 14 85 D K V L L G R K A V V V S C E 14 92 K A V V V S C E G I N I S G S 14 30 K Q D K K V D L L V P T K V T 13 35 V D L L V P T K V T G I I T Q 13 57 V Q F V G S Y K L A Y S N D G 13 273 R A P V P A A S P A A W L P L 13 304 Y D S L S P Y G P R N P L P N 13 383 I E S L E E G L G G K Q K D K 13 8 T F P L R A L H I V V E S I R 12 13 A L H I V V E S I R D H S G Q 12 32 D K K V D L L V P T K V T G I 12 40 P T K V T G I I T Q G A K D F 12 93 A V V V S C E G I N I S G S F 12 109 R N K L K Y L A F L H K R M N 12 141 W R Q E K A D G G S C C P Q G 12 161 Y K K V C L S G A P H E V G W 12 212 N M K K K I D K Y T E S P G G 12 341 H N V L A R G K P Q R K P K S 12 3 E H T T K T F P L R A L H I V 11 15 H I V V E S I R D H S G Q K M 11 17 V V E S I R D H S G Q K M K Q 11 48 T Q G A K D F G H V Q F V G S 11 86 K V L L G R K A V V V S C E G 11 98 C E G I N I S G S F C R N K L 11 100 G I N I S G S F C R N K L K Y 11 106 S F C R N K L K Y L A F L H K 11 107 F C R N K L K Y L A F L H K R 11 114 Y L A F L H K R M N T N P S R 11 119 H K R M N T N P S R R P Y H F 11 132 H F Q V P S R I F W R Q E K A 11 163 K V C L S G A P H E V G W K Y 11 210 E K N M K K K I D K Y T E S P 11 232 L G F I F K T I A P L A A T R 11 233 G F I F K T I A P L A A T R A 11 236 F K T I A P L A A T R A T R I 11 247 A T R I G H P G G R T P R A G 11 267 P P A L S A R A P V P A A S P 11 282 A A W L P L R T P W T R P S S 11 284 W L P L R T P W T R P S S C P 11 348 K P Q R K P K S E N N S W Y V 11 363 E N G R P A D L A G S G Y C G 11 367 P A D L A G S G Y C G A L W K 11 397 K E R K A E N G P H L L V E A 11 4 H T T K T F P L R A L H I V V 10 27 Q K M K Q D K K V D L L V P T 10 36 D L L V P T K V T G I I I Q G 10 47 I T Q G A K D F G H V Q F V G 10 62 S Y K L A Y S N D G E H W T V 10 77 Y Q D E K Q R K D K V L L G R 10 83 R K D K V L L G R K A V V V S 10 179 A V T A T L E E K R K E K A E 10 180 V T A T L E E K R K E K A E I 10 198 K N K Q L M R L Q K Q A E K N 10 209 A E K N M K K K I D K Y T E S 10 223 S P G G G S P R G L G F I F K 10 239 I A P L A A T R A T R I G H P 10 274 A P V P A A S P A A W L P L R 10 276 V P A A S P A A W L P L R T P 10 293 R P S S C P T S S S T Y D S L 10 312 P R N P L P N P R H S P S G G 10 313 R N P L P N P R H S P S G G G 10 318 N P R H S P S G G G G L K K P 10 333 A R H C Q G Q K H N V L A R G 10 358 N S W Y V E N G R P A D L A G 10 368 A D L A G S G Y C G A L W K A 10 375 Y C G A L W K A I E S L E E G 10 385 S L E E G L G G K Q K D K E R 10 6 T K T F P L R A L H I V V E S 9 51 A K D F G H V Q F V G S Y K L 9 61 G S Y K L A Y S N D G E H W T 9 105 G S F C R N K L K Y L A F L H 9 113 K Y L A F L H K R M N T N P S 9 122 M N T N P S R R P Y H F Q V P 9 129 R P Y H F Q V P S R I F W R Q 9 150 S C C P Q G H A S E A Y K K V 9 166 L S G A P H E V G W K Y Q A V 9 173 V G W K Y Q A V T A T L E E K 9 183 T L E E K R K E K A E I H Y R 9 190 E K A E I H Y R K N K Q L M R 9 193 E I H Y R K N K Q L M R L Q K 9 194 I H Y R K N K Q L M R L Q K Q 9 203 M R L Q K Q A E K N M K K K I 9 221 T E S P G G G S P R G L G F I 9 225 G G G S P R G L G F I F K T I 9 238 T I A P L A A T R A T R I G H 9 259 R A G S S A H R P P A L S A R 9 296 S C P T S S S T Y D S L S P Y 9 342 N V L A R G K P Q R K P K S E 9 344 L A R G K P Q R K P K S E N N 9 386 L E E G L G G K Q K D K E R K 9 391 G G K Q K D K E R K A E N G P 9 396 D K E R K A E N G P H L L V E 9 20 S I R D H S G Q K M K Q D K K 8 23 D H S G Q K M K Q D K K V D L 8 52 K D F G H V Q F V G S Y K L A 8 66 A Y S N D G E H W T V Y Q D E 8 74 W T V Y Q D E K Q R K D K V L 8 96 V S C E G I N I S G S F C R N 8 117 F L H K R M N T N P S R R P Y 8 134 Q V P S R I F W R Q E K A D G 8 135 V P S R I F W R Q E K A D G G 8 151 C C P Q G H A S E A Y K K V C 8 182 A T L E E K R K E K A E I H Y 8 192 A E I H Y R K N K Q L M R L Q 8 196 Y R K N K Q L M R L Q K Q A E 8 204 R L Q K Q A E K N M K K K I D 8 207 K Q A E K N M K K K I D K Y T 8 208 Q A E K N M K K K I D K Y T E 8 222 E S P G G G S P R G L G F I F 8 248 T R I G H P G G R T P R A G S 8 251 G H P G G R T P R A G S S A H 8 265 H R P P A L S A R A P V P A A 8 280 S P A A W L P L R T P W T R P 8 285 L P L R T P W T R P S S C P T 8 310 Y G P R N P L P N P R H S P S 8 323 P S G G G G L K K P A R H C Q 8 334 R H C Q G Q K H N V L A R G K 8 349 P Q R K P K S E N N S W Y V E 8 364 N G R P A D L A G S G Y C G A 8 395 K D K E R K A E N G P H L L V 8 19 E S I R D H S G Q K M K Q D K 7 22 R D H S G Q K M K Q D K K V D 7 41 T K V T G I I T Q G A K D F G 7 72 E H W T V Y Q D E K Q R K D K 7 75 T V Y Q D E K Q R K D K V L L 7 76 V Y Q D E K Q R K D K V L L G 7 94 V V V S C E G I N I S G S F C 7 102 N I S G S F C R N K L K Y L A 7 121 R M N T N P S R R P Y H F Q V 7 126 P S R R P Y H F Q V P S R I F 7 146 A D G G S C C P Q G H A S E A 7 154 Q G H A S E A Y K K V C L S G 7 164 V C L S G A P H E V G W K Y Q 7 178 Q A V T A T L E E K R K E K A 7 189 K E K A E I H Y R K N K Q L M 7 206 Q K Q A E K N M K K K I D K Y 7 211 K N M K K K I D K Y T E S P G 7 241 P L A A T R A T R I G H P G G 7 258 P R A G S S A H R P P A L S A 7 306 S L S P Y G P R N P L P N P R 7 322 S P S G G G G L K K P A R H C 7 331 K P A R H C Q G Q K H N V L A 7 332 P A R H C Q G Q K H N V L A R 7 338 G Q K H N V L A R G K P Q R K 7 346 R G K P Q R K P K S E N N S W 7 355 S E N N S W Y V E N G R P A D 7 356 E N N S W Y V E N G R P A D L 7 373 S G Y C G A L W K A I E S L E 7 389 G L G G K Q K D K E R K A E N 7 392 G K Q K D K E R K A E N G P H 7 394 Q K D K E R K A E N G P H L L 7 25 S G Q K M K Q D K K V D L L V 6 50 G A K D F G H V Q F V G S Y K 6 70 D G E H W T V Y Q D E K Q R K 6 168 G A P H E V G W K Y Q A V T A 6 329 L K K P A R H C Q G Q K H N V 6 343 V L A R G K P Q R K P K S E N 6 33 K K V D L L V P T K V T G I I 4 108 C R N K L K Y L A F L H K R M 4 169 A P H E V G W K Y Q A V T A T 4 234 F I F K T I A P L A A T R A T 4 382 A I E S L E E G L G G K Q K D 4 393 K Q K D K E R K A E N G P H L 4 7 K T F P L R A L H I V V E S I 3 24 H S G Q K M K Q D K K V D L L 3 42 K V T G I I T Q G A K D F G H 3 60 V G S Y K L A Y S N D G E H W 3 82 Q R K D K V L L G R K A V V V 3 99 E G I N I S G S F C R N K L K 3 111 K L K Y L A F L H K R M N T N 3 125 N P S R R P Y H F Q V P S R I 3 148 G G S C C P Q G H A S E A Y K 3 159 E A Y K K V C L S G A P H E V 3 160 A Y K K V C L S G A P H E V G 3 162 K K V C L S G A P H E V G W K 3 197 R K N K Q L M R L Q K Q A E K 3 201 Q L M R L Q K Q A E K N M K K 3 217 I D K Y T E S P G G G S P R G 3 235 I F K T I A P L A A T R A T R 3 255 G R T P R A G S S A H R P P A 3 260 A G S S A H R P P A L S A R A 3 262 S S A H R P P A L S A R A P V 3 263 S A H R P P A L S A R A P V P 3 266 R P P A L S A R A P V P A A S 3 269 A L S A R A P V P A A S P A A 3 270 L S A R A P V P A A S P A A W 3 272 A R A P V P A A S P A A W L P 3 281 P A A W L P L R T P W T R P S 3 283 A W L P L R T P W T R P S S C 3 289 T P W T R P S S C P T S S S T 3 295 S S C P T S S S T Y D S L S P 3 303 T Y D S L S P Y G P R N P L P 3 309 P Y G P R N P L P N P R H S P 3 319 P R H S P S G G G G L K K P A 3 320 R H S P S G G G G L K K P A R 3 324 S G G G G L K K P A R H C Q G 3 325 G G G G L K K P A R H C Q G Q 3 330 K K P A R H C Q G Q K H N V L 3 347 G K P Q R K P K S E N N S W Y 3 362 V E N G R P A D L A G S G Y C 3 366 R P A D L A G S G Y C G A L W 3 377 G A L W K A I E S L E E G L G 3 381 K A I E S L E E G L G G K Q K 3 398 E R K A E N G P H L L V E A E 3 400 K A E N G P H L L V E A E Q A 3 1 M L E H T T K T F P L R A L H 2 2 L E H T T K T F P L R A L H I 2 5 T T K T F P L R A L H I V V E 2 9 F P L R A L H I V V E S I R D 2 10 P L R A L H I V V E S I R D H 2 12 R A L H I V V E S I R D H S G 2 28 K M K Q D K K V D L L V P T K 2 29 M K Q D K K V D L L V P T K V 2 31 Q D K K V D L L V P T K V T G 2 38 L V P T K V T G I I T Q G A K 2 55 G H V Q F V G S Y K L A Y S N 2 67 Y S N D G E H W T V Y Q D E K 2 71 G E H W T V Y Q D E K Q R K D 2 80 E K Q R K D K V L L G R K A V 2 87 V L L G R K A V V V S C E G I 2 90 G R K A V V V S C E G I N I S 2 97 S C E G I N I S G S F C R N K 2 110 N K L K Y L A F L H K R M N T 2 116 A F L H K R M N T N P S R R P 2 131 Y H F Q V P S R I F W R Q E K 2 138 R I F W R Q E K A D G G S C C 2 145 K A D G G S C C P Q G H A S E 2 152 C P Q G H A S E A Y K K V C L 2 153 P Q G H A S E A Y K K V C L S 2 156 H A S E A Y K K V C L S G A P 2 165 C L S G A P H E V G W K Y Q A 2 167 S G A P H E V G W K Y Q A V T 2 172 E V G W K Y Q A V T A T L E E 2 184 L E E K R K E K A E I H Y R K 2 188 R K E K A E I H Y R K N K Q L 2 195 H Y R K N K Q L M R L Q K Q A 2 205 L Q K Q A E K N M K K K I D K 2 215 K K I D K Y T E S P G G G S P 2 218 D K Y T E S P G G G S P R G L 2 219 K Y T E S P G G G S P R G L G 2 224 P G G G S P R G L G F I F K T 2 226 G G S P R G L G F I F K T I A 2 227 G S P R G L G F I F K T I A P 2 228 S P R G L G F I F K T I A P L 2 230 R G L G F I F K T I A P L A A 2 237 K T I A P L A A T R A T R I G 2 244 A T R A T R I G H P G G R T P 2 246 R A T R I G H P G G R T P R A 2 253 P G G R T P R A G S S A H R P 2 254 G G R T P R A G S S A H R P P 2 261 G S S A H R P P A L S A R A P 2 264 A H R P P A L S A R A P V P A 2 268 P A L S A R A P V P A A S P A 2 275 P V P A A S P A A W L P L R T 2 278 A A S P A A W L P L R T P W T 2 288 R T P W T R P S S C P T S S S 2 291 W T R P S S C P T S S S T Y D 2 297 C P T S S S T Y D S L S P Y G 2 301 S S T Y D S L S P Y G P R N P 2 302 S T Y D S L S P Y G P R N P L 2 307 L S P Y G P R N P L P N P R H 2 308 S P Y G P R N P L P N P R H S 2 316 L P N P R H S P S G G G G L K 2 317 P N P R H S P S G G G G L K K 2 321 H S P S G G G G L K K P A R H 2 327 G G L K K P A R H C Q G Q K H 2 335 H C Q G Q K H N V L A R G K P 2 336 C Q G Q K H N V L A R G K P Q 2 339 Q K H N V L A R G K P Q R K P 2 354 K S E N N S W Y V E N G R P A 2 360 W Y V E N G R P A D L A G S G 2 361 Y V E N G R P A D L A G S G Y 2 365 G R P A D L A G S G Y C G A L 2 369 D L A G S G Y C G A L W K A I 2 370 L A G S G Y C G A L W K A I E 2 372 G S G Y C G A L W K A I E S L 2 374 G Y C G A L W K A I E S L E E 2 21 I R D H S G Q K M K Q D K K V 1 37 L L V P T K V T G I I T Q G A 1 39 V P T K V T G I I T Q G A K D 1 45 G I I T Q G A K D F S H V Q F 1 49 Q G A K D F G H V Q F V G S Y 1 53 D F G H V Q F V G S Y K L A Y 1 58 Q F V G S Y K L A Y S N D G E 1 59 F V G S Y K L A Y S N D G E H 1 63 Y K L A Y S N D G E H W T V Y 1 65 L A Y S N D G E H W T V Y Q D 1 69 N D G E H W T V Y Q D E K Q R 1 81 K Q R K D K V L L G R K A V V 1 88 L L G R K A V V V S C E G I N 1 123 N T N P S R R P Y H F Q V P S 1 124 T N P S R R P Y H F Q V P S R 1 139 I F W R Q E K A D G G S C C P 1 142 R Q E K A D G G S C C P Q G H 1 143 Q E K A D G G S C C P Q G H A 1 147 D G G S C C P Q G H A S E A Y 1 157 A S E A Y K K V C L S G A P H 1 158 S E A Y K K V C L S G A P H E 1 171 H E V G W K Y Q A V T A T L E 1 174 G W K Y Q A V T A T L E E K R 1 175 W K Y Q A V T A T L E E K R K 1 176 K Y Q A V T A T L E E K R K E 1 186 E K R K E K A E I H Y R K N K 1 187 K R K E K A E I H Y R K N K Q 1 213 M K K K I D K Y T E S P G G G 1 216 K I D K Y T E S P G G G S P R 1 220 Y T E S P G G G S P R G L G F 1 242 L A A T R A T R I G H P G G R 1 245 T R A T R I G H P G G R T P R 1 250 I G H P G G R T P R A G S S A 1 252 H P G G R T P R A G S S A H R 1 256 R T P R A G S S A H R P P A L 1 257 T P R A G S S A H R P P A L S 1 277 P A A S P A A W L P L R T P W 1 279 A S P A A W L P L R T P W T R 1 287 L R T P W T R P S S C P T S S 1 290 P W T R P S S C P T S S S T Y 1 294 P S S C P T S S S T Y D S L S 1 298 P T S S S T Y D S L S P Y G P 1 300 S S S T Y D S L S P Y G P R N 1 311 G P R N P L P N P R H S P S G 1 314 N P L P N P R H S P S G G G G 1 315 P L P N P R H S P S G G G G L 1 328 G L K K P A R H C Q G Q K H N 1 337 Q G Q K H N V L A R G K P Q R 1 345 A R G K P Q R K P K S E N N S 1 351 R K P K S E N N S W Y V E N G 1 352 K P K S E N N S W Y V E N G R 1 353 P K S E N N S W Y V E N G R P 1 371 A G S G Y C G A L W K A I E S 1 378 A L W K A I E S L E E G L G G 1 384 E S L E E G L G G K Q K D K E 1 388 E G L G G K Q K D K E R K A E 1 399 R K A E N G P H L L V E A E Q 1

TABLE L Pos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 score SEQ. ID NO. 151P3D4 v.1: HLA Peptide Scoring Results DRB1*0401 15 - mers SYFPEITHI 78 R I K W T K L T S D Y L K E V 28 Portion of 161 F P Y F P R L G R Y N L N F H 28 SEQ ID NO: 171 N L N F H E A Q Q A C L D Q D 28 3; each start 258 N G R F Y Y L I H P T K L T Y 28 position is 269 K L T Y D E A V Q A C L N D G 28 specified, the 38 P H L L V E A E Q A K V F S H 26 length of 149 T V V V A L D L Q G V V F P Y 26 peptide is 15 191 F D Q L Y D A W R G G L D W C 26 amino acids, 247 R Y D V F C F T S N F N G R F 26 the end 283 G A Q I A K V G Q I F A A W K 26 position for 19 S D N Y T L D H D R A I H I Q 22 each peptide 60 P C K F Y R D P T A F G S G I 22 is the start 85 T S D Y L K E V D V F V S M G 22 position plus 134 Y G R Y K C E V I E G L E D D 22 fourteen 158 G V V F P Y F P R L G R Y N L 22 167 L G R Y N L N F H E A Q Q A C 22 206 N A G W L S D G S V Q Y P I T 22 238 Y G F W D K D K S R Y D V F C 22 245 K S R Y D V F C F T S N F N G 22 259 G R F Y Y L I H P T K L T Y D 22 260 R F Y Y L I H P T K L T Y D E 22 305 D A G W L A D G S V R Y P I S 22 1 M K S L L L L V L I S I C W A 20 3 S L L L L V L I S I C W A D H 20 4 L L L L V L I S I C W A D H L 20 9 L I S I C W A D H L S D N Y T 20 21 N Y T L D H D R A I H I Q A E 20 29 A I H I Q A E N G P H L L V E 20 37 G P H L L V E A E Q A K V F S 20 71 G S G I H K I R I K W T K L T 20 81 W T K L T S D Y L K E V D V F 20 86 S D Y L K E V D V F V S M G Y 20 89 L K E V D V F V S M G Y H K K 20 93 D V F V S M G Y H K K T Y G G 20 122 A S L V I T D L T L E D Y G R 20 139 C E V I E G L E D D T V V V A 20 142 I E G L E D D T V V V A L D L 20 148 D T V V V A L D L Q G V V F P 20 179 Q A C L D Q D A V I A S F D Q 20 185 D A V I A S F D Q L Y D A W R 20 229 Q N T V P G V R N Y G F W D K 20 267 P T K L T Y D E A V Q A C L N 20 273 D E A V Q A C L N D G A Q I A 20 277 Q A C L N D G A Q I A K V G Q 20 286 I A K V G Q I F A A W K I L G 20 295 A W K I L G Y D R C D A G W L 20 315 R Y P I S R P R R R C S P T E 20 329 E A A V R F V G F P D K K H K 20 18 L S D N Y T L D H D R A I H I 18 23 T L D H D R A I H I Q A E N G 18 57 V T L P C K F Y R D P T A F G 18 115 K G G S D S D A S L V I T D L 18 119 D S D A S L V I T D L T L E D 18 141 V I E G L E D D T V V V A L D 18 176 E A Q Q A C L D Q D A V I A S 18 182 L D Q D A V I A S F D Q L Y D 18 11 S I C W A D H L S D N Y T L D 16 61 C K F Y R D P T A F G S G I H 16 67 P T A F G S G I H K I R I K W 16 92 V D V F V S M G Y H K K T Y G 16 110 G R V F L K G G S D S D A S L 16 131 L E D Y G R Y K C E V I E G L 16 188 I A S F D Q L Y D A W R G G L 16 195 Y D A W R G G L D W C N A G W 16 201 G L D W C N A G W L S D G S V 16 235 V R N Y G F W D K D K S R Y D 16 248 Y D V F C F T S N F N G R F Y 16 250 V F C F T S N F N G R F Y Y L 16 293 F A A W K I L G Y D R C D A G 16 298 I L G Y D R C D A G W L A D G 16 331 A V R F V G F P D K K H K L Y 16 74 I H K I R I K W T K L T S D Y 15 2 K S L L L L V L I S I C W A D 14 6 L L V L I S I C W A D H L S D 14 7 L V L I S I C W A D H L S D N 14 15 A D H L S D N Y T L D H D R A 14 39 H L L V E A E Q A K V F S H R 14 46 Q A K V F S H R G G N V T L P 14 91 E V D V F V S M G Y H K K T Y 14 111 R V F L K G G S D S D A S L V 14 123 S L V I T D L T L E D Y G R Y 14 126 I T D L T L E D Y G R Y K C E 14 128 D L T L E D Y G R Y K C E V I 14 138 K C E V I E G L E D D T V V V 14 147 D D T V V V A L D L Q G V V F 14 153 A L D L Q G V V F P Y F P R L 14 156 L Q G V V F P Y F P R L G R Y 14 169 R Y N L N F H E A Q Q A C L D 14 199 R G G L D W C N A G W L S D G 14 212 D G S V Q Y P I T K P R E P C 14 232 V P G V R N Y G F W D K D K S 14 289 V G Q I F A A W K I L G Y D R 14 296 W K I L G Y D R C D A G W L A 14 311 D G S V R Y P I S R P R R R C 14 332 V R F V G F P D K K H K L Y G 14 10 I S I C W A D H L S D N Y T L 12 12 I C W A D H L S D N Y T L D H 12 13 C W A D H L S D N Y T L D H D 12 25 D H D R A I H I Q A E N G P H 12 28 R A I H I Q A E N G P H L L V 12 31 H I Q A E N G P H L L V E A E 12 35 E N G P H L L V E A E Q A K V 12 36 N G P H L L V E A E Q A K V F 12 43 E A E Q A K V F S H R G G N V 12 44 A E Q A K V F S H R G G N V T 12 45 E Q A K V F S H R G G N V T L 12 48 K V F S H R G G N V T L P C K 12 51 S H R G G N V T L P C K F Y R 12 63 F Y R D P T A F G S G I H K I 12 64 Y R D P T A F G S G I H K I R 12 68 T A F G S G I H K I R I K W T 12 73 G I H K I R I K W T K L T S D 12 83 K L T S D Y L K E V D V F V S 12 87 D Y L K E V D V F V S M G Y H 12 101 H K K T Y G G Y Q G R V F L K 12 103 K T Y G G Y Q G R V F L K G G 12 107 G Y Q G R V F L K G G S D S D 12 112 V F L K G G S D S D A S L V I 12 113 F L K G G S D S D A S L V I T 12 116 G G S D S D A S L V I T D L T 12 118 S D S D A S L V I T D L T L E 12 120 S D A S L V I T D L T L E D Y 12 127 T D L T L E D Y G R Y K C E V 12 140 E V I E G L E D D T V V V A L 12 145 L E D D T V V V A L D L Q G V 12 146 E D D T V V V A L D L Q G V V 12 166 R L G R Y N L N F H E A Q Q A 12 168 G R Y N L N F H E A Q Q A C L 12 170 Y N L N F H E A Q Q A C L D Q 12 177 A Q Q A C L D Q D A V I A S F 12 183 D Q D A V I A S F D Q L Y D A 12 186 A V I A S F D Q L Y D A W R G 12 196 D A W R G G L D W C N A G W L 12 203 D W C N A G W L S D G S V Q Y 12 204 W C N A G W L S D G S V Q Y P 12 208 G W L S D G S V Q Y P I T K P 12 209 W L S D G S V Q Y P I T K P R 12 218 P I T K P R E P C G G Q N T V 12 221 K P R E P C G G Q N T V P G V 12 226 C G G Q N T V P G V R N Y G F 12 234 G V R N Y G F W D K D K S R Y 12 243 K D K S R Y D V F C F T S N F 12 244 D K S R Y D V F C F T S N F N 12 264 L I H P T K L T Y D E A V Q A 12 270 L T Y D E A V Q A C L N D G A 12 274 E A V Q A C L N D G A Q I A K 12 276 V Q A C L N D G A Q I A K V G 12 278 A C L N D G A Q I A K V G Q I 12 280 L N D G A Q I A K V G Q I F A 12 281 N D G A Q I A K V G Q I F A A 12 287 A K V G Q I F A A W K I L G Y 12 288 K V G Q I F A A W K I L G Y D 12 299 L G Y D R C D A G W L A D G S 12 303 R C D A G W L A D G S V R Y P 12 307 G W L A D G S V R Y P I S R P 12 308 W L A D G S V R Y P I S R P R 12 312 G S V R Y P I S R P R R R C S 12 320 R P R R R C S P T E A A V R F 12 324 R C S P T E A A V R F V G F P 12 325 C S P T E A A V R F V G F P D 12 333 R F V G F P D K K H K L Y G V 12 47 A K V F S H R G G N V T L P C 11 160 V F P Y F P R L G R Y N L N F 11 254 T S N F N G R F Y Y L I H P T 11 334 F V G F P D K K H K L Y G V Y 11 102 K K T Y G G Y Q G R V F L K G 10 192 D Q L Y D A W R G G L D W C N 10 214 S V Q Y P I T K P R E P C G G 10 290 G Q I F A A W K I L G Y D R C 10 313 S V R Y P I S R P R R R C S P 10 109 Q G R V F L K G G S D S D A S 9 5 L L L V L I S I C W A D H L S 8 27 D R A I H I Q A E N G P H L L 8 54 G G N V T L P C K F Y R D P T 8 76 K I R I K W T K L T S D Y L K 8 95 F V S M G Y H K K T Y G G Y Q 8 121 D A S L V I T D L T L E D Y G 8 151 V V A L D L Q G V V F P Y F P 8 157 Q G V V F P Y F P R L G R Y N 8 164 F P R L G R Y N L N F H E A Q 8 184 Q D A V I A S F D Q L Y D A W 8 207 A G W L S D G S V Q Y P I T K 8 216 Q Y P I T K P R E P C G G Q N 8 261 F Y Y L I H P T K L T Y D E A 8 262 Y Y L I H P T K L T Y D E A V 8 306 A G W L A D G S V R Y P I S R 8 239 G F W D K D K S R Y D V F C F 7 8 V L I S I C W A D H L S D N Y 6 14 W A D H L S D N Y T L D H D R 6 20 D N Y T L D H D R A I H I Q A 6 24 L D H D R A I H I Q A E N G P 6 26 H D R A I H I Q A E N G P H L 6 30 I H I Q A E N G P H L L V E A 6 33 Q A E N G P H L L V E A E Q A 6 34 A E N G P H L L V E A E Q A K 6 40 L L V E A E Q A K V F S H R G 6 41 L V E A E Q A K V F S H R G G 6 50 F S H R G G N V T L P C K F Y 6 53 R G G N V T L P C K F Y R D P 6 58 T L P C K F Y R D P T A F G S 6 65 R D P T A F G S G I H K I R I 6 66 D P T A F G S G I H K I R I K 6 69 A F G S G I H K I R I K W T K 6 75 H K I R I K W T K L T S D Y L 6 79 I K W T K L T S D Y L K E V D 6 88 Y L K E V D V F V S M G Y H K 6 90 K E V D V F V S M G Y H K K T 6 98 M G Y H K K T Y G G Y Q G R V 6 104 T Y G G Y Q G R V F L K G G S 6 106 G G Y Q G R V F L K G G S D S 6 108 Y Q G R V F L K G G S D S D A 6 114 L K G G S D S D A S L V I T D 6 125 V I T D L T L E D Y G R Y K C 6 135 G R Y K C E V I E G L E D D T 6 136 R Y K C E V I E G L E D D T V 6 137 Y K C E V I E G L E D D T V V 6 143 E G L E D D T V V V A L D L Q 6 144 G L E D D T V V V A L D L Q G 6 150 V V V A L D L Q G V V F P Y F 6 154 L D L Q G V V F P Y F P R L G 6 155 D L Q G V V F P Y F P R L G R 6 162 P Y F P R L G R Y N L N F H E 6 165 P R L G R Y N L N F H E A Q Q 6 173 N F H E A Q Q A C L D Q D A V 6 174 F H E A Q Q A C L D Q D A V I 6 175 H E A Q Q A C L D Q D A V I A 6 178 Q Q A C L D Q D A V I A S F D 6 180 A C L D Q D A V I A S F D Q L 6 181 C L D Q D A V I A S F D Q L Y 6 190 S F D Q L Y D A W R G G L D W 6 197 A W R G G L D W C N A G W L S 6 198 W R G G L D W C N A G W L S D 6 200 G G L D W C N A G W L S D G S 6 205 C N A G W L S D G S V Q Y P I 6 210 L S D G S V Q Y P I T K P R E 6 213 G S V Q Y P I T K P R E P C G 6 219 I T K P R E P C G G Q N T V P 6 220 T K P R E P C G G Q N T V P G 6 222 P R E P C G G Q N T V P G V R 6 223 R E P C G G Q N T V P G V R N 6 224 E P C G G Q N T V P G V R N Y 6 228 G Q N T V P G V R N Y G F W D 6 236 R N Y G F W D K D K S R Y D V 6 246 S R Y D V F C F T S N F N G R 6 251 F C F T S N F N G R F Y Y L I 6 252 C F T S N F N G R F Y Y L I H 6 253 F T S N F N G R F Y Y L I H P 6 255 S N F N G R F Y Y L I H P T K 6 257 F N G R F Y Y L I H P T K L T 6 265 I H P T K L T Y D E A V Q A C 6 266 H P T K L T Y D E A V Q A C L 6 268 T K L T Y D E A V Q A C L N D 6 272 Y D E A V Q A C L N D G A Q I 6 275 A V Q A C L N D G A Q I A K V 6 284 A Q I A K V G Q I F A A W K I 6 292 I F A A W K I L G Y D R C D A 6 300 G Y D R C D A G W L A D G S V 6 302 D R C D A G W L A D G S V R Y 6 304 C D A G W L A D G S V R Y P I 6 319 S R P R R R C S P T E A A V R 6 321 P R R R C S P T E A A V R F V 6 323 R R C S P T E A A V R F V G F 6 326 S P T E A A V R F V G F P D K 6 328 T E A A V R F V G F P D K K H 6 330 A A V R F V G F P D K K H K L 6 336 G F P D K K H K L Y G V Y C F 6 338 P D K K H K L Y G V Y C F R A 6 97 S M G Y H K K T Y G G Y Q G R 5 105 Y G G Y Q G R V F L K G G S D 5 237 N Y G F W D K D K S R Y D V F 5 56 N V T L P C K F Y R D P T A F 3 22 Y T L D H D R A I H I Q A E N 1 70 F G S G I H K I R I K W T K L 1 72 S G I H K I R I K W T K L T S 1 77 I R I K W T K L T S D Y L K E 1 96 V S M G Y H K K T Y G G Y Q G 1 130 T L E D Y G R Y K C E V I E G 1 163 Y F P R L G R Y N L N F H E A 1 215 V Q Y P I T K P R E P C G G Q 1 263 Y L I H P T K L T Y D E A V Q 1 314 V R Y P I S R P R R R C S P T 1 316 Y P I S R P R R R C S P T E A 1 317 P I S R P R R R C S P T E A A 1 318 I S R P R R R C S P T E A A V 1 42 V E A E Q A K V F S H R G G N −5 59 L P C K F Y R D P T A F G S G −5 84 L T S D Y L K E V D V F V S M −5 132 E D Y G R Y K C E V I E G L E −5 193 Q L Y D A W R G G L D W C N A −5 217 Y P I T K P R E P C G G Q N T −5 230 N T V P G V R N Y G F W D K D −5 241 W D K D K S R Y D V F C F T S −5 282 D G A Q I A K V G Q I F A A W −5 291 Q I F A A W K I L G Y D R C D −5 297 K I L G Y D R C D A G W L A D −5 309 L A D G S V R Y P I S R P R R −5 327 P T E A A V R F V G F P D K K −5 335 V G F P D K K H K L Y G V Y C −5 337 F P D K K H K L Y G V Y C F R −5 151P3D4 v.2: HLA Peptide Scoring Results DRB1*0401 15 - mers SYFPEITHI 111 K L K Y L A F L H K R M N T N 28 Portion of 281 P A A W L P L R T P W T R P S 28 SEQ ID NO: 40 P T K V T G I I T Q G A K D F 26 5; each start 54 F G H V Q F V G S Y K L A Y S 26 position is 51 A K D F G H V Q F V G S Y K L 22 specified, the 60 V G S Y K L A Y S N D G E H W 22 length of 64 K L A Y S N D G E H W T V Y Q 22 peptide is 15 74 W T V Y Q D E K Q R K D K V L 22 amino acids, 158 S E A Y K K V C L S G A P H E 22 the end 233 G F I F K T I A P L A A T R A 22 position for 288 R T P W T R P S S C P T S S S 22 each peptide is 357 N N S W Y V E N G R P A D L A 22 the start 372 G S G Y C G A L W K A I E S L 22 position plus 377 G A L W K A I E S L E E G L G 22 fourteen 14 L H I V V E S I R D H S G Q K 20 26 G Q K M K Q D K K V D L L V P 20 32 D K K V D L L V P T K V T G I 20 73 H W T V Y Q D E K Q R K D K V 20 93 A V V V S C E G I N I S G S F 20 109 R N K L K Y L A F L H K R M N 20 112 L K Y L A F L H K R M N T N P 20 163 K V C L S G A P H E V G W K Y 20 200 K Q L M R L Q K Q A E K N M K 20 229 P R G L G F I F K T I A P L A 20 236 F K T I A P L A A T R A T R I 20 284 W L P L R T P W T R P S S C P 20 313 R N P L P N P R H S P S G G G 20 326 G G G L K K P A R H C Q G Q K 20 7 K T F P L R A L H I V V E S I 18 17 V V E S I R D H S G Q K M K Q 18 33 K K V D L L V P T K V T G I I 18 41 T K V T G I I T Q G A K D F G 18 70 D G E H W T V Y Q D E K Q R K 18 83 R K D K V L L G R K A V V V S 18 101 I N I S G S F C R N K L K Y L 18 134 Q V P S R I F W R Q E K A D G 18 173 V G W K Y Q A V T A T L E E K 18 180 V T A T L E E K R K E K A E I 18 187 K R K E K A E I H Y R K N K Q 18 196 Y R K N K Q L M R L Q K Q A E 18 204 R L Q K Q A E K N M K K K I D 18 237 K T I A P L A A T R A T R I G 18 258 P R A G S S A H R P P A L S A 18 263 S A H R P P A L S A R A P V P 18 272 A R A P V P A A S P A A W L P 18 71 G E H W T V Y Q D E K Q R K D 16 104 S G S F C R N K L K Y L A F L 16 128 R R P Y H F Q V P S R I F W R 16 130 P Y H F Q V P S R I F W R Q E 16 138 R I F W R Q E K A D G G S C C 16 172 E V G W K Y Q A V T A T L E E 16 174 G W K Y Q A V T A T L E E K R 16 193 E I H Y R K N K Q L M R L Q K 16 217 I D K Y T E S P G G G S P R G 16 301 S S T Y D S L S P Y G P R N P 16 358 N S W Y V E N G R P A D L A G 16 36 D L L V P T K V T G I I T Q G 15 170 P H E V G W K Y Q A V T A T L 15 191 K A E I H Y R K N K Q L M R L 15 8 T F P L R A L H I V V E S I R 14 11 L R A L H I V V E S I R D H S 14 13 A L H I V V E S I R D H S G Q 14 15 H I V V E S I R D H S G Q K M 14 18 V E S I R D H S G Q K M K Q D 14 35 V D L L V P T K V T G I I T Q 14 57 V Q F V G S Y K L A Y S N D G 14 84 K D K V L L G R K A V V V S C 14 91 R K A V V V S C E G I N I S G 14 92 K A V V V S C E G I N I S G S 14 98 C E G I N I S G S F C R N K L 14 100 G I N I S G S F C R N K L K Y 14 119 H K R M N T N P S R R P Y H F 14 199 N K Q L M R L Q K Q A E K N M 14 202 L M R L Q K Q A E K N M K K K 14 232 L G F I F K T I A P L A A T R 14 239 I A P L A A T R A T R I G H P 14 273 R A P V P A A S P A A W L P L 14 341 H N V L A R G K P Q R K P K S 14 359 S W Y V E N G R P A D L A G S 14 367 P A D L A G S G Y C G A L W K 14 376 C G A L W K A I E S L E E G L 14 380 W K A I E S L E E G L G G K Q 14 383 I E S L E E G L G G K Q K D K 14 3 E H T T K T F P L R A L H I V 12 5 T T K T F P L R A L H I V V E 12 10 P L R A L H I V V E S I R D H 12 12 R A L H I V V E S I R D H S G 12 19 E S I R D H S G Q K M K Q D K 12 23 D H S G Q K M K Q D K K V D L 12 30 K Q D K K V D L L V P T K V T 12 31 Q D K K V D L L V P T K V T G 12 37 L L V P T K V T G I I T Q G A 12 47 I T Q G A K D F G H V Q F V G 12 48 T Q G A K D F G H V Q F V G S 12 53 D F G H V Q F V G S Y K L A Y 12 65 L A Y S N D G E H W T V Y Q D 12 67 Y S N D G E H W T V Y Q D E K 12 81 K Q R K D K V L L G R K A V V 12 82 Q R K D K V L L G R K A V V V 12 89 L G R K A V V V S C E G I N I 12 90 G R K A V V V S C E G I N I S 12 95 V V S C E G I N I S G S F C R 12 102 N I S G S F C R N K L K Y L A 12 113 K Y L A F L H K R M N T N P S 12 116 A F L H K R M N T N P S R R P 12 124 T N P S R R P Y H F Q V P S R 12 126 P S R R P Y H F Q V P S R I F 12 129 R P Y H F Q V P S R I F W R Q 12 135 V P S R I F W R Q E K A D G G 12 146 A D G G S C C P Q G H A S E A 12 151 C C P Q G H A S E A Y K K V C 12 153 P Q G H A S E A Y K K V C L S 12 167 S G A P H E V G W K Y Q A V T 12 176 K Y Q A V T A T L E E K R K E 12 178 Q A V T A T L E E K R K E K A 12 188 R K E K A E I H Y R K N K Q L 12 189 K E K A E I H Y R K N K Q L M 12 203 M R L Q K Q A E K N M K K K I 12 212 N M K K K I D K Y T E S P G G 12 226 G G S P R G L G F I F K T I A 12 228 S P R G L G F I F K T I A P L 12 230 R G L G F I F K T I A P L A A 12 234 F I F K T I A P L A A T R A T 12 238 T I A P L A A T R A T R I G H 12 241 P L A A T R A T R I G H P G G 12 244 A T R A T R I G H P G G R T P 12 249 R I G H P G G R T P R A G S S 12 251 G H P G G R T P R A G S S A H 12 254 G G R T P R A G S S A H R P P 12 265 H R P P A L S A R A P V P A A 12 268 P A L S A R A P V P A A S P A 12 276 V P A A S P A A W L P L R T P 12 285 L P L R T P W T R P S S C P T 12 291 W T R P S S C P T S S S T Y D 12 292 T R P S S C P T S S S T Y D S 12 295 S S C P T S S S T Y D S L S P 12 305 D S L S P Y G P R N P L P N P 12 310 Y G P R N P L P N P R H S P S 12 327 G G L K K P A R H C Q G Q K H 12 329 L K K P A R H C Q G Q K H N V 12 331 K P A R H C Q G Q K H N V L A 12 333 A R H C Q G Q K H N V L A R G 12 337 Q G Q K H N V L A R G K P Q R 12 338 G Q K H N V L A R G K P Q R K 12 339 Q K H N V L A R G K P Q R K P 12 343 V L A R G K P Q R K P K S E N 12 347 G K P Q R K P K S E N N S W Y 12 350 Q R K P K S E N N S W Y V E N 12 351 R K P K S E N N S W Y V E N G 12 356 E N N S W Y V E N G R P A D L 12 362 V E N G R P A D L A G S G Y C 12 365 G R P A D L A G S G Y C G A L 12 382 A I E S L E E G L G G K Q K D 12 384 E S L E E G L G G K Q K D K E 12 386 L E E G L G G K Q K D K E R K 12 390 L G G K Q K D K E R K A E N G 12 392 G K Q K D K E R K A E N G P H 12 395 K D K E R K A E N G P H L L V 12 396 D K E R K A E N G P H L L V E 12 398 E R K A E N G P H L L V E A E 12 6 T K T F P L R A L H I V V E S 11 114 Y L A F L H K R M N T N P S R 11 231 G L G F I F K T I A P L A A T 11 307 L S P Y G P R N P L P N P R H 11 56 H V Q F V G S Y K L A Y S N D 10 137 S R I F W R Q E K A D G G S C 10 85 D K V L L G R K A V V V S C E 9 86 K V L L G R K A V V V S C E G 9 115 L A F L H K R M N T N P S R R 9 132 H F Q V P S R I F W R Q E K A 9 181 T A T L E E K R K E K A E I H 9 210 E K N M K K K I D K Y T E S P 9 267 P P A L S A R A P V P A A S P 9 34 K V D L L V P T K V T G I I T 8 43 V T G I I T Q G A K D F G H V 8 44 T G I I T Q G A K D F G H V Q 8 62 S Y K L A Y S N D G E H W T V 8 161 Y K K V C L S G A P H E V G W 8 177 Y Q A V T A T L E E K R K E K 8 214 K K K I D K Y T E S P G G G S 8 247 A T R I G H P G G R T P R A G 8 304 Y D S L S P Y G P R N P L P N 8 16 I V V E S I R D H S G Q K M K 7 75 T V Y Q D E K Q R K D K V L L 7 198 K N K Q L M R L Q K Q A E K N 7 334 R H C Q G Q K H N V L A R G K 7 2 L E H T T K T F P L R A L H I 6 4 H T T K T F P L R A L H I V V 6 9 F P L R A L H I V V E S I R D 6 20 S I R D H S G Q K M K Q D K K 6 29 M K Q D K K V D L L V P T K V 6 38 L V P T K V T G I I T Q G A K 6 45 G I I T Q G A K D F G H V Q F 6 49 Q G A K D F G H V Q F V G S Y 6 50 G A K D F G H V Q F V G S Y K 6 55 G H V Q F V G S Y K L A Y S N 6 59 F V G S Y K L A Y S N D G E H 6 61 G S Y K L A Y S N D G E H W T 6 66 A Y S N D G E H W T V Y Q D E 6 76 V Y Q D E K Q R K D K V L L G 6 79 D E K Q R K D K V L L G R K A 6 87 V L L G R K A V V V S C E G I 6 88 L L G R K A V V V S C E G I N 6 94 V V V S C E G I N I S G S F C 6 96 V S C E G I N I S G S F C R N 6 97 S C E G I N I S G S F C R N K 6 99 E G I N I S G S F C R N K L K 6 106 S F C R N K L K Y L A F L H K 6 110 N K L K Y L A F L H K R M N T 6 117 F L H K R M N T N P S R R P Y 6 120 K R M N T N P S R R P Y H F Q 6 121 R M N T N P S R R P Y H F Q V 6 127 S R R P Y H F Q V P S R I F W 6 133 F Q V P S R I F W R Q E K A D 6 140 F W R Q E K A D G G S C C P Q 6 141 W R Q E K A D G G S C C P Q G 6 142 R Q E K A D G G S C C P Q G H 6 143 Q E K A D G G S C C P Q G H A 6 147 D G G S C C P Q G H A S E A Y 6 148 G G S C C P Q G H A S E A Y K 6 149 G S C C P Q G H A S E A Y K K 6 150 S C C P Q G H A S E A Y K K V 6 152 C P Q G H A S E A Y K K V C L 6 154 Q G H A S E A Y K K V C L S G 6 155 G H A S E A Y K K V C L S G A 6 159 E A Y K K V C L S G A P H E V 6 160 A Y K K V C L S G A P H E V G 6 162 K K V C L S G A P H E V G W K 6 165 C L S G A P H E V G W K Y Q A 6 166 L S G A P H E V G W K Y Q A V 6 168 G A P H E V G W K Y Q A V T A 6 169 A P H E V G W K Y Q A V T A T 6 171 H E V G W K Y Q A V T A T L E 6 175 W K Y Q A V T A T L E E K R K 6 179 A V T A T L E E K R K E K A E 6 184 L E E K R K E K A E I H Y R K 6 186 E K R K E K A E I H Y R K N K 6 190 E K A E I H Y R K N K Q L M R 6 195 H Y R K N K Q L M R L Q K Q A 6 197 R K N K Q L M R L Q K Q A E K 6 206 Q K Q A E K N M K K K I D K Y 6 211 K N M K K K I D K Y T E S P G 6 215 K K I D K Y T E S P G G G S P 6 216 K I D K Y T E S P G G G S P R 6 220 Y T E S P G G G S P R G L G F 6 221 T E S P G G G S P R G L G F I 6 222 E S P G G G S P R G L G F I F 6 227 G S P R G L G F I F K T I A P 6 246 R A T R I G H P G G R T P R A 6 248 T R I G H P G G R T P R A G S 6 252 H P G G R T P R A G S S A H R 6 255 G R T P R A G S S A H R P P A 6 257 T P R A G S S A H R P P A L S 6 259 R A G S S A H R P P A L S A R 6 261 G S S A H R P P A L S A R A P 6 264 A H R P P A L S A R A P V P A 6 266 R P P A L S A R A P V P A A S 6 269 A L S A R A P V P A A S P A A 6 270 L S A R A P V P A A S P A A W 6 271 S A R A P V P A A S P A A W L 6 274 A P V P A A S P A A W L P L R 6 277 P A A S P A A W L P L R T P W 6 278 A A S P A A W L P L R T P W T 6 279 A S P A A W L P L R T P W T R 6 280 S P A A W L P L R T P W T R P 6 289 T P W T R P S S C P T S S S T 6 290 P W T R P S S C P T S S S T Y 6 293 R P S S C P T S S S T Y D S L 6 294 P S S C P T S S S T Y D S L S 6 296 S C P T S S S T Y D S L S P Y 6 297 C P T S S S T Y D S L S P Y G 6 298 P T S S S T Y D S L S P Y G P 6 299 T S S S T Y D S L S P Y G P R 6 300 S S S T Y D S L S P Y G P R N 6 303 T Y D S L S P Y G P R N P L P 6 306 S L S P Y G P R N P L P N P R 6 311 G P R N P L P N P R H S P S G 6 312 P R N P L P N P R H S P S G G 6 316 L P N P R H S P S G G G G L K 6 318 N P R H S P S G G G G L K K P 6 319 P R H S P S G G G G L K K P A 6 320 R H S P S G G G G L K K P A R 6 322 S P S G G G G L K K P A R H C 6 323 P S G G G G L K K P A R H C Q 6 332 P A R H C Q G Q K H N V L A R 6 344 L A R G K P Q R K P K S E N N 6 349 P Q R K P K S E N N S W Y V E 6 353 P K S E N N S W Y V E N G R P 6 363 E N G R P A D L A G S G Y C G 6 364 N G R P A D L A G S G Y C G A 6 368 A D L A G S G Y C G A L W K A 6 370 L A G S G Y C G A L W K A I E 6 371 A G S G Y C G A L W K A I E S 6 373 S G Y C G A L W K A I E S L E 6 374 G Y C G A L W K A I E S L E E 6 378 A L W K A I E S L E E G L G G 6 379 L W K A I E S L E E G L G G K 6 381 K A I E S L E E G L G G K Q K 6 397 K E R K A E N G P H L L V E A 6 400 K A E N G P H L L V E A E Q A 6 136 P S R I F W R Q E K A D G G S 3 282 A A W L P L R T P W T R P S S 3 340 K H N V L A R G K P Q R K P K 3 387 E E G L G G K Q K D K E R K A 3 22 R D H S G Q K M K Q D K K V D 1 24 H S G Q K M K Q D K K V D L L 1 27 Q K M K Q D K K V D L L V P T 1 28 K M K Q D K K V D L L V P T K 1 46 I I T Q G A K D F G H V Q F V 1 58 Q F V G S Y K L A Y S N D D E 1 77 Y Q D E K Q R K D K V L L G R 1 78 Q D E K Q R K D K V L L G R K 1 105 G S F C R N K L K Y L A F L H 1 107 F C R N K L K Y L A F L H K R 1 123 N T N P S R R P Y H F Q V P S 1 139 I F W R Q E K A D G G S C C P 1 156 H A S E A Y K K V C L S G A P 1 183 T L E E K R K E K A E I H Y R 1 192 A E I H Y R K N K Q L M R L Q 1 194 I H Y R K N K Q L M R L Q K Q 1 201 Q L M R L Q K Q A E K N M K K 1 205 L Q K Q A E K N M K K K I D K 1 208 Q A E K N M K K K I D K Y T E 1 213 M K K K I D K Y T E S P G G G 1 224 P G G G S P R G L G F I F K T 1 240 A P L A A T R A T R I G H P G 1 253 P G G R T P R A G S S A H R P 1 260 A G S S A H R P P A L S A R A 1 287 L R T P W T R P S S C P T S S 1 314 N P L P N P R H S P S G G G G 1 328 G L K K P A R H C Q G Q K H N 1 342 N V L A R G K P Q R K P K S E 1 346 R G K P Q R K P K S E N N S W 1 348 K P Q R K P K S E N N S W Y V 1 360 W Y V E N G R P A D L A G S G 1 375 Y C G A L W K A I E S L E E G 1 389 G L G G K Q K D K E R K A E N 1 391 G G K Q K D K E R K A E N G P 1 1 M L E H T T K T F P L R A L H −5 80 E K Q R K D K V L L G R K A V −5 103 I S G S F C R N K L K Y L A F −5 122 M N T N P S R R P Y H F Q V P −5 157 A S E A Y K K V C L S G A P H −5 182 A T L E E K R K E K A E I H Y −5 185 E E K R K E K A E I H Y R K N −5 209 A E K N M K K K I D K Y T E S −5 243 A A T R A T R I G H P G G R T −5 250 I G H P G G R T P R A G S S A −5 324 S G G G G L K K P A R H C Q G −5 325 G G G G L K K P A R H C Q G Q −5 345 A R G K P Q R K P K S E N N S −5 393 K Q K D K E R K A E N G P H L −5 394 Q K D K E R K A E N G P H L L −5

TABLE LI SEQ. ID Pos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 score NO. 151P3D4 v.1: HLA Peptide Scoring Results DRB1*1101 15 - mers SYFPEITHI 235 V R N Y G F W D K D K S R Y D 25 Portion of 161 F P Y F P R L G R Y N L N F H 24 SEQ ID NO: 258 N G R F Y Y L I H P T K L T Y 24 3; each start 18 L S D N Y T L D H D R A I H I 22 position is 289 V G Q I F A A W K I L G Y D R 22 specified, the 315 R Y P I S R P R R R C S P T E 21 length of 95 F V S M G Y H K K T Y G G Y Q 20 peptide is 15 237 N Y G F W D K D K S R Y D V F 20 amino acids, 295 A W K I L G Y D R C D A G W L 20 the end 67 P T A F G S G I H K I R I K W 19 position for 86 S D Y L K E V D V F V S M G Y 19 each peptide 105 Y G G Y Q G R V F L K G G S D 19 is the start 334 F V G F P D K K H K L Y G V Y 19 position plus 4 L L L L V L I S I C W A D H L 18 fourteen 78 R I K W T K L T S D Y L K E V 18 158 G V V F P Y F P R L G R Y N L 18 167 L G R Y N L N F H E A Q Q A C 18 283 G A Q I A K V G Q I F A A W K 18 293 F A A W K I L G Y D R C D A G 18 92 V D V F V S M G Y H K K T Y G 17 214 S V Q Y P I T K P R E P C G G 17 259 G R F Y Y L I H P T K L T Y D 17 325 C S P T E A A V R F V G F P D 17 44 A E Q A K V F S H R G G N V T 16 54 G G N V T L P C K F Y R D P T 16 60 P C K F Y R D P T A F G S G I 16 61 C K F Y R D P T A F G S G I H 16 68 T A F G S G I H K I R I K W T 16 188 I A S F D Q L Y D A W R G G L 16 213 G S V Q Y P I T K P R E P C G 16 228 G Q N T V P G V R N Y G F W D 16 248 Y D V F C F T S N F N G R F Y 16 312 G S V R Y P I S R P R R R C S 16 93 D V F V S M G Y H K K T Y G G 15 107 G Y Q G R V F L K G G S D S D 15 128 D L T L E D Y G R Y K C E V I 15 157 Q G V V F P Y F P R L G R Y N 15 1 M K S L L L L V L I S I C W A 14 9 L I S I C W A D H L S D N Y T 14 23 T L D H D R A I H I Q A E N G 14 40 L L V E A E Q A K V F S H R G 14 43 E A E Q A K V F S H R G G N V 14 75 H K I R I K W T K L T S D Y L 14 123 S L V I T D L T L E D Y G R Y 14 153 A L D L Q G V V F P Y F P R L 14 191 F D Q L Y D A W R G G L D W C 14 216 Q Y P I T K P R E P C G G Q N 14 250 V F C F T S N F N G R F Y Y L 14 261 F Y Y L I H P T K L T Y D E A 14 264 L I H P T K L T Y D E A V Q A 14 267 P T K L T Y D E A V Q A C L N 14 280 L N D G A Q I A K V G Q I F A 14 316 Y P I S R P R R R C S P T E A 14 332 V R F V G F P D K K H K L Y G 14 335 V G F P D K K H K L Y G V Y C 14 2 K S L L L L V L I S I C W A D 13 3 S L L L L V L I S I C W A D H 13 19 S D N Y T L D H D R A I H I Q 13 56 N V T L P C K F Y R D P T A F 13 109 Q G R V F L K G G S D S D A S 13 142 I E G L E D D T V V V A L D L 13 147 D D T V V V A L D L Q G V V F 13 154 L D L Q G V V F P Y F P R L G 13 306 A G W L A D G S V R Y P I S R 13 308 W L A D G S V R Y P I S R P R 13 313 S V R Y P I S R P R R R C S P 13 6 L L V L I S I C W A D H L S D 12 26 H D R A I H I Q A E N G P H L 12 27 D R A I H I Q A E N G P H L L 12 36 N G P H L L V E A E Q A K V F 12 71 G S G I H K I R I K W T K L T 12 85 T S D Y L K E V D V F V S M G 12 88 Y L K E V D V F V S M G Y H K 12 102 K K T Y G G Y Q G R V F L K G 12 106 G G Y Q G R V F L K G G S D S 12 111 R V F L K G G S D S D A S L V 12 134 Y G R Y K C E V I E G L E D D 12 139 C E V I E G L E D D T V V V A 12 148 D T V V V A L D L Q G V V F P 12 151 V V A L D L Q G V V F P Y F P 12 160 V F P Y F P R L G R Y N L N F 12 166 R L G R Y N L N F H E A Q Q A 12 169 R Y N L N F H E A Q Q A C L D 12 179 Q A C L D Q D A V I A S F D Q 12 196 D A W R G G L D W C N A G W L 12 207 A G W L S D G S V Q Y P I T K 12 229 Q N T V P G V R N Y G F W D K 12 244 D K S R Y D V F C F T S N F N 12 269 K L T Y D E A V Q A C L N D G 12 273 D E A V Q A C L N D G A Q I A 12 286 I A K V G Q I F A A W K I L G 12 296 W K I L G Y D R C D A G W L A 12 305 D A G W L A D G S V R Y P I S 12 329 E A A V R F V G F P D K K H K 12 47 A K V F S H R G G N V T L P C 11 131 L E D Y G R Y K C E V I E G L 11 145 L E D D T V V V A L D L Q G V 11 192 D Q L Y D A W R G G L D W C N 11 238 Y G F W D K D K S R Y D V F C 11 245 K S R Y D V F C F T S N F N G 11 254 T S N F N G R F Y Y L I H P T 11 260 R F Y Y L I H P T K L T Y D E 11 314 V R Y P I S R P R R R C S P T 11 331 A V R F V G F P D K K H K L Y 11 11 S I C W A D H L S D N Y T L D 10 97 S M G Y H K K T Y G G Y Q G R 10 110 G R V F L K G G S D S D A S L 10 126 I T D L T L E D Y G R Y K C E 10 171 N L N F H E A Q Q A C L D Q D 10 195 Y D A W R G G L D W C N A G W 10 201 G L D W C N A G W L S D G S V 10 206 N A G W L S D G S V Q Y P I T 10 290 G Q I F A A W K I L G Y D R C 10 298 I L G Y D R C D A G W L A D G 10 307 G W L A D G S V R Y P I S R P 10 333 R F V G F P D K K H K L Y G V 10 20 D N Y T L D H D R A I H I Q A 9 31 H I Q A E N G P H L L V E A E 9 70 F G S G I H K I R I K W T K L 9 82 T K L T S D Y L K E V D V F V 9 89 L K E V D V F V S M G Y H K K 9 144 G L E D D T V V V A L D L Q G 9 35 E N G P H L L V E A E Q A K V 8 45 E Q A K V F S H R G G N V T L 8 57 V T L P C K F Y R D P T A F G 8 72 S G I H K I R I K W T K L T S 8 81 W T K L T S D Y L K E V D V F 8 91 E V D V F V S M G Y H K K T Y 8 94 V F V S M G Y H K K T Y G G Y 8 103 K T Y G G Y Q G R V F L K G G 8 118 S D S D A S L V I T D L T L E 8 130 T L E D Y G R Y K C E V I E G 8 146 E D D T V V V A L D L Q G V V 8 156 L Q G V V F P Y F P R L G R Y 8 189 A S F D Q L Y D A W R G G L D 8 215 V Q Y P I T K P R E P C G G Q 8 226 C G G Q N T V P G V R N Y G F 8 239 G F W D K D K S R Y D V F C F 8 252 C F T S N F N G R F Y Y L I H 8 310 A D G S V R Y P I S R P R R R 8 8 V L I S I C W A D H L S D N Y 7 37 G P H L L V E A E Q A K V F S 7 38 P H L L V E A E Q A K V F S H 7 39 H L L V E A E Q A K V F S H R 7 46 Q A K V F S H R G G N V T L P 7 49 V F S H R G G N V T L P C K F 7 73 G I H K I R I K W T K L T S D 7 74 I H K I R I K W T K L T S D Y 7 119 D S D A S L V I T D L T L E D 7 120 S D A S L V I T D L T L E D Y 7 121 D A S L V I T D L T L E D Y G 7 135 G R Y K C E V I E G L E D D T 7 136 R Y K C E V I E G L E D D T V 7 149 T V V V A L D L Q G V V F P Y 7 150 V V V A L D L Q G V V F P Y F 7 178 Q Q A C L D Q D A V I A S F D 7 182 L D Q D A V I A S F D Q L Y D 7 184 Q D A V I A S F D Q L Y D A W 7 190 S F D Q L Y D A W R G G L D W 7 200 G G L D W C N A G W L S D G S 7 209 W L S D G S V Q Y P I T K P R 7 211 S D G S V Q Y P I T K P R E P 7 222 P R E P C G G Q N T V P G V R 7 247 R Y D V F C F T S N F N G R F 7 270 L T Y D E A V Q A C L N D G A 7 276 V Q A C L N D G A Q I A K V G 7 279 C L N D G A Q I A K V G Q I F 7 284 A Q I A K V G Q I F A A W K I 7 299 L G Y D R C D A G W L A D G S 7 311 D G S V R Y P I S R P R R R C 7 327 P T E A A V R F V G F P D K K 7 5 L L L V L I S I C W A D H L S 6 7 L V L I S I C W A D H L S D N 6 12 I C W A D H L S D N Y T L D H 6 15 A D H L S D N Y T L D H D R A 6 21 N Y T L D H D R A I H I Q A E 6 24 L D H D R A I H I Q A E N G P 6 29 A I H I Q A E N G P H L L V E 6 33 Q A E N G P H L L V E A E Q A 6 34 A E N G P H L L V E A E Q A K 6 51 S H R G G N V T L P C K F Y R 6 53 R G G N V T L P C K F Y R D P 6 58 T L P C K F Y R D P T A F G S 6 62 K F Y R D P T A F G S G I H K 6 76 K I R I K W T K L T S D Y L K 6 83 K L T S D Y L K E V D V F V S 6 90 K E V D V F V S M G Y H K K T 6 96 V S M G Y H K K T Y G G Y Q G 6 99 G Y H K K T Y G G Y Q G R V F 6 108 Y Q G R V F L K G G S D S D A 6 112 V F L K G G S D S D A S L V I 6 122 A S L V I T D L T L E D Y G R 6 124 L V I T D L T L E D Y G R Y K 6 125 V I T D L T L E D Y G R Y K C 6 133 D Y G R Y K C E V I E G L E D 6 138 K C E V I E G L E D D T V V V 6 164 F P R L G R Y N L N F H E A Q 6 175 H E A Q Q A C L D Q D A V I A 6 176 E A Q Q A C L D Q D A V I A S 6 181 C L D Q D A V I A S F D Q L Y 6 185 D A V I A S F D Q L Y D A W R 6 186 A V I A S F D Q L Y D A W R G 6 197 A W R G G L D W C N A G W L S 6 199 R G G L D W C N A G W L S D G 6 202 L D W C N A G W L S D G S V Q 6 203 D W C N A G W L S D G S V Q Y 6 204 W C N A G W L S D G S V Q Y P 6 212 D G S V Q Y P I T K P R E P C 6 217 Y P I T K P R E P C G G Q N T 6 223 R E P C G G Q N T V P G V R N 6 232 V P G V R N Y G F W D K D K S 6 256 N F N G R F Y Y L I H P T K L 6 262 Y Y L I H P T K L T Y D E A V 6 272 Y D E A V Q A C L N D G A Q I 6 274 E A V Q A C L N D G A Q I A K 6 277 Q A C L N D G A Q I A K V G Q 6 292 I F A A W K I L G Y D R C D A 6 301 Y D R C D A G W L A D G S V R 6 302 D R C D A G W L A D G S V R Y 6 303 R C D A G W L A D G S V R Y P 6 319 S R P R R R C S P T E A A V R 6 320 R P R R R C S P T E A A V R F 6 326 S P T E A A V R F V G F P D K 6 338 P D K K H K L Y G V Y C F R A 6 227 G G Q N T V P G V R N Y G F W 4 64 Y R D P T A F G S G I H K I R 3 87 D Y L K E V D V F V S M G Y H 3 225 P C G G Q N T V P G V R N Y G 3 282 D G A Q I A K V G Q I F A A W 3 324 R C S P T E A A V R F V G F P 3 330 A A V R F V G F P D K K H K L 3 42 V E A E Q A K V F S H R G G N 2 50 F S H R G G N V T L P C K F Y 2 52 H R G G N V T L P C K F Y R D 2 55 G N V T L P C K F Y R D P T A 2 66 D P T A F G S G I H K I R I K 2 69 A F G S G I H K I R I K W T K 2 100 Y H K K T Y G G Y Q G R V F L 2 101 H K K T Y G G Y Q G R V F L K 2 143 E G L E D D T V V V A L D L Q 2 152 V A L D L Q G V V F P Y F P R 2 159 V V F P Y F P R L G R Y N L N 2 180 A C L D Q D A V I A S F D Q L 2 208 G W L S D G S V Q Y P I T K P 2 243 K D K S R Y D V F C F T S N F 2 323 R R C S P T E A A V R F V G F 2 328 T E A A V R F V G F P D K K H 2 340 K K H K L Y G V Y C F R A Y N 2 14 W A D H L S D N Y T L D H D R 1 22 Y T L D H D R A I H I Q A E N 1 30 I H I Q A E N G P H L L V E A 1 32 I Q A E N G P H L L V E A E Q 1 59 L P C K F Y R D P T A F G S G 1 79 I K W T K L T S D Y L K E V D 1 80 K W T K L T S D Y L K E V D V 1 84 L T S D Y L K E V D V F V S M 1 104 T Y G G Y Q G R V F L K G G S 1 114 L K G G S D S D A S L V I T D 1 115 K G G S D S D A S L V I T D L 1 116 G G S D S D A S L V I T D L T 1 127 T D L T L E D Y G R Y K C E V 1 132 E D Y G R Y K C E V I E G L E 1 140 E V I E G L E D D T V V V A L 1 141 V I E G L E D D T V V V A L D 1 155 D L Q G V V F P Y F P R L G R 1 162 P Y F P R L G R Y N L N F H E 1 170 Y N L N F H E A Q Q A C L D Q 1 172 L N F H E A Q Q A C L D Q D A 1 177 A Q Q A C L D Q D A V I A S F 1 187 V I A S F D Q L Y D A W R G G 1 205 C N A G W L S D G S V Q Y P I 1 210 L S D G S V Q Y P I T K P R E 1 230 N T V P G V R N Y G F W D K D 1 233 P G V R N Y G F W D K D K S R 1 236 R N Y G F W D K D K S R Y D V 1 240 F W D K D K S R Y D V F C F T 1 249 D V F C F T S N F N G R F Y Y 1 251 F C F T S N F N G R F Y Y L I 1 253 F T S N F N G R F Y Y L I H P 1 255 S N F N G R F Y Y L I H P T K 1 257 F N G R F Y Y L I H P T K L T 1 266 H P T K L T Y D E A V Q A C L 1 271 T Y D E A V Q A C L N D G A Q 1 278 A C L N D G A Q I A K V G Q I 1 287 A K V G Q I F A A W K I L G Y 1 288 K V G Q I F A A W K I L G Y D 1 294 A A W K I L G Y D R C D A G W 1 304 C D A G W L A D G S V R Y P I 1 309 L A D G S V R Y P I S R P R R 1 322 R R R C S P T E A A V R F V G 1 337 F P D K K H K L Y G V Y C F R 1 151P3D4 v.2: HLA Peptide Scoring Results DRB1*1101 15 - mers SYFPEITHI 229 P R G L G F I F K T I A P L A 27 Portion of 137 S R I F W R Q E K A D G G S C 24 SEQ ID NO: 44 T G I I T Q G A K D F G H V Q 22 5; each start 51 A K D F G H V Q F V G S Y K L 22 position is 158 S E A Y K K V C L S G A P H E 22 specified, the 233 G F I F K T I A P L A A T R A 22 length of 244 A T R A T R I G H P G G R T P 22 peptide is 15 301 S S T Y D S L S P Y G P R N P 22 amino acids, 338 G Q K H N V L A R G K P Q R K 22 the end 34 K V D L L V P T K V T G I I T 21 position for 112 L K Y L A F L H K R M N T N P 21 each peptide 163 K V C L S G A P H E V G W K Y 21 is the start 181 T A T L E E K R K E K A E I H 21 position plus 14 L H I V V E S I R D H S G Q K 20 fourteen 40 P T K V T G I I T Q G A K D F 20 111 K L K Y L A F L H K R M N T N 20 199 N K Q L M R L Q K Q A E K N M 20 236 F K T I A P L A A T R A T R I 20 313 R N P L P N P R H S P S G G G 20 130 P Y H F Q V P S R I F W R Q E 19 380 W K A I E S L E E G L G G K Q 19 15 H I V V E S I R D H S G Q K M 18 56 H V Q F V G S Y K L A Y S N D 18 217 I D K Y T E S P G G G S P R G 18 357 N N S W Y V E N G R P A D L A 18 358 N S W Y V E N G R P A D L A G 18 174 G W K Y Q A V T A T L E E K R 17 60 V G S Y K L A Y S N D G E H W 16 73 H W T V Y Q D E K Q R K D K V 16 138 R I F W R Q E K A D G G S C C 16 281 P A A W L P L R T P W T R P S 16 285 L P L R T P W T R P S S C P T 16 377 G A L W K A I E S L E E G L G 16 11 L R A L H I V V E S I R D H S 15 32 D K K V D L L V P T K V T G I 15 82 Q R K D K V L L G R K A V V V 15 84 K D K V L L G R K A V V V S C 15 89 L G R K A V V V S C E G I N I 15 105 G S F C R N K L K Y L A F L H 15 119 H K R M N T N P S R R P Y H F 15 168 G A P H E V G W K Y Q A V T A 15 207 K Q A E K N M K K K I D K Y T 15 222 E S P G G G S P R G L G F I F 15 257 T P R A G S S A H R P P A L S 15 344 L A R G K P Q R K P K S E N N 15 373 S G Y C G A L W K A I E S L E 15 387 E E G L G G K Q K D K E R K A 15 26 G Q K M K Q D K K V D L L V P 14 71 G E H W T V Y Q D E K Q R K D 14 83 R K D K V L L G R K A V V V S 14 128 R R P Y H F Q V P S R I F W R 14 196 Y R K N K Q L M R L Q K Q A E 14 211 K N M K K K I D K Y T E S P G 14 232 L G F I F K T I A P L A A T R 14 251 G H P G G R T P R A G S S A H 14 258 P R A G S S A H R P P A L S A 14 312 P R N P L P N P R H S P S G G 14 322 S P S G G G G L K K P A R H C 14 323 P S G G G G L K K P A R H C Q 14 326 G G G L K K P A R H C Q G Q K 14 327 G G L K K P A R H C Q G Q K H 14 340 K H N V L A R G K P Q R K P K 14 356 E N N S W Y V E N G R P A D L 14 8 T F P L R A L H I V V E S I R 13 29 M K Q D K K V D L L V P T K V 13 54 F G H V Q F V G S Y K L A Y S 13 86 K V L L G R K A V V V S C E G 13 93 A V V V S C E G I N I S G S F 13 247 A T R I G H P G G R T P R A G 13 264 A H R P P A L S A R A P V P A 13 279 A S P A A W L P L R T P W T R 13 284 W L P L R T P W T R P S S C P 13 304 Y D S L S P Y G P R N P L P N 13 57 V Q F V G S Y K L A Y S N D G 12 74 W T V Y Q D E K Q R K D K V L 12 95 V V S C E G I N I S G S F C R 12 109 R N K L K Y L A F L H K R M N 12 115 L A F L H K R M N T N P S R R 12 116 A F L H K R M N T N P S R R P 12 179 A V T A T L E E K R K E K A E 12 214 K K K I D K Y T E S P G G G S 12 267 P P A L S A R A P V P A A S P 12 270 L S A R A P V P A A S P A A W 12 288 R T P W T R P S S C P T S S S 12 367 P A D L A G S G Y C G A L W K 12 4 H T T K T F P L R A L H I V V 11 6 T K T F P L R A L H I V V E S 11 120 K R M N T N P S R R P Y H F Q 11 2 L E H T T K T F P L R A L H I 10 50 G A K D F G H V Q F V G S Y K 10 64 K L A Y S N D G E H W T V Y Q 10 103 I S G S F C R N K L K Y L A F 10 104 S G S F C R N K L K Y L A F L 10 114 Y L A F L H K R M N T N P S R 10 172 E V G W K Y Q A V T A T L E E 10 187 K R K E K A E I H Y R K N K Q 10 193 E I H Y R K N K Q L M R L Q K 10 231 G L G F I F K T I A P L A A T 10 241 P L A A T R A T R I G H P G G 10 307 L S P Y G P R N P L P N P R H 10 336 C Q G Q K H N V L A R G K P Q 10 372 G S G Y C G A L W K A I E S L 10 389 G L G G K Q K D K E R K A E N 10 7 K T F P L R A L H I V V E S I 9 12 R A L H I V V E S I R D H S G 9 20 S I R D H S G Q K M K Q D K K 9 25 S G Q K M K Q D K K V D L L V 9 36 D L L V P T K V T G I I T Q G 9 37 L L V P T K V T G I I T Q G A 9 55 G H V Q F V G S Y K L A Y S N 9 76 V Y Q D E K Q R K D K V L L G 9 78 Q D E K Q R K D K V L L G R K 9 101 I N I S G S F C R N K L K Y L 9 113 K Y L A F L H K R M N T N P S 9 129 R P Y H F Q V P S R I F W R Q 9 154 Q G H A S E A Y K K V C L S G 9 177 Y Q A V T A T L E E K R K E K 9 190 E K A E I H Y R K N K Q L M R 9 192 A E I H Y R K N K Q L M R L Q 9 206 Q K Q A E K N M K K K I D K Y 9 333 A R H C Q G Q K H N V L A R G 9 385 S L E E G L G G K Q K D K E R 9 398 E R K A E N G P H L L V E A E 9 10 P L R A L H I V V E S I R D H 8 13 A L H I V V E S I R D H S G Q 8 16 I V V E S I R D H S G Q K M K 8 22 R D H S G Q K M K Q D K K V D 8 48 T Q G A K D F G H V Q F V G S 8 65 L A Y S N D G E H W T V Y Q D 8 75 T V Y Q D E K Q R K D K V L L 8 81 K Q R K D K V L L G R K A V V 8 88 L L G R K A V V V S C E G I N 8 91 R K A V V V S C E G I N I S G 8 121 R M N T N P S R R P Y H F Q V 8 124 T N P S R R P Y H F Q V P S R 8 132 H F Q V P S R I F W R Q E K A 8 134 Q V P S R I F W R Q E K A D G 8 148 G G S C C P Q G H A S E A Y K 8 155 G H A S E A Y K K V C L S G A 8 157 A S E A Y K K V C L S G A P H 8 178 Q A V T A T L E E K R K E K A 8 180 V T A T L E E K R K E K A E I 8 183 T L E E K R K E K A E I H Y R 8 188 R K E K A E I H Y R K N K Q L 8 189 K E K A E I H Y R K N K Q L M 8 203 M R L Q K Q A E K N M K K K I 8 208 Q A E K N M K K K I D K Y T E 8 220 Y T E S P G G G S P R G L G F 8 238 T I A P L A A T R A T R I G H 8 239 I A P L A A T R A T R I G H P 8 240 A P L A A T R A T R I G H P G 8 248 T R I G H P G G R T P R A G S 8 249 R I G H P G G R T P R A G S S 8 253 P G G R T P R A G S S A H R P 8 256 R T P R A G S S A H R P P A L 8 263 S A H R P P A L S A R A P V P 8 265 H R P P A L S A R A P V P A A 8 269 A L S A R A P V P A A S P A A 8 280 S P A A W L P L R T P W T R P 8 283 A W L P L R T P W T R P S S C 8 295 S S C P T S S S T Y D S L S P 8 305 D S L S P Y G P R N P L P N P 8 310 Y G P R N P L P N P R H S P S 8 332 P A R H C Q G Q K H N V L A R 8 341 H N V L A R G K P Q R K P K S 8 342 N V L A R G K P Q R K P K S E 8 343 V L A R G K P Q R K P K S E N 8 346 R G K P Q R K P K S E N N S W 8 390 L G G K Q K D K E R K A E N G 8 391 G G K Q K D K E R K A E N G P 8 392 G K Q K D K E R K A E N G P H 8 5 T T K T F P L R A L H I V V E 7 18 V E S I R D H S G Q K M K Q D 7 23 D H S G Q K M K Q D K K V D L 7 33 K K V D L L V P T K V T G I I 7 79 D E K Q R K D K V L L G R K A 7 85 D K V L L G R K A V V V S C E 7 90 G R K A V V V S C E G I N I S 7 100 G I N I S G S F C R N K L K Y 7 125 N P S R R P Y H F Q V P S R I 7 133 F Q V P S R I F W R Q E K A D 7 135 V P S R I F W R Q E K A D G G 7 136 P S R I F W R Q E K A D G G S 7 156 H A S E A Y K K V C L S G A P 7 159 E A Y K K V C L S G A P H E V 7 170 P H E V G W K Y Q A V T A T L 7 197 R K N K Q L M R L Q K Q A E K 7 230 R G L G F I F K T I A P L A A 7 250 I G H P G G R T P R A G S S A 7 260 A G S S A H R P P A L S A R A 7 266 R P P A L S A R A P V P A A S 7 271 S A R A P V P A A S P A A W L 7 275 P V P A A S P A A W L P L R T 7 297 C P T S S S T Y D S L S P Y G 7 306 S L S P Y G P R N P L P N P R 7 311 G P R N P L P N P R H S P S G 7 321 H S P S G G G G L K K P A R H 7 334 R H C Q G Q K H N V L A R G K 7 337 Q G Q K H N V L A R G K P Q R 7 360 W Y V E N G R P A D L A G S G 7 371 A G S G Y C G A L W K A I E S 7 376 C G A L W K A I E S L E E G L 7 383 I E S L E E G L G G K Q K D K 7 9 F P L R A L H I V V E S I R D 6 31 Q D K K V D L L V P T K V T G 6 35 V D L L V P T K V T G I I T Q 6 39 V P T K V T G I I T Q G A K D 6 41 T K V T G I I T Q G A K D F G 6 43 V T G I I T Q G A K D F G H V 6 59 F V G S Y K L A Y S N D G E H 6 62 S Y K L A Y S N D G E H W T V 6 70 D G E H W T V Y Q D E K Q R K 6 92 K A V V V S C E G I N I S G S 6 94 V V V S C E G I N I S G S F C 6 97 S C E G I N I S G S F C R N K 6 98 C E G I N I S G S F C R N K L 6 106 S F C R N K L K Y L A F L H K 6 126 P S R R P Y H F Q V P S R I F 6 139 I F W R Q E K A D G G S C C P 6 142 R Q E K A D G G S C C P Q G H 6 144 E K A D G G S C C P Q G H A S 6 146 A D G G S C C P Q G H A S E A 6 147 D G G S C C P Q G H A S E A Y 6 149 G S C C P Q G H A S E A Y K K 6 160 A Y K K V C L S G A P H E V G 6 161 Y K K V C L S G A P H E V G W 6 167 S G A P H E V G W K Y Q A V T 6 171 H E V G W K Y Q A V T A T L E 6 191 K A E I H Y R K N K Q L M R L 6 198 K N K Q L M R L Q K Q A E K N 6 200 K Q L M R L Q K Q A E K N M K 6 202 L M R L Q K Q A E K N M K K K 6 210 E K N M K K K I D K Y T E S P 6 212 N M K K K I D K Y T E S P G G 6 213 M K K K I D K Y T E S P G G G 6 215 K K I D K Y T E S P G G G S P 6 216 K I D K Y T E S P G G G S P R 6 218 D K Y T E S P G G G S P R G L 6 226 G G S P R G L G F I F K T I A 6 242 L A A T R A T R I G H P G G R 6 243 A A T R A T R I G H P G G R T 6 252 H P G G R T P R A G S S A H R 6 261 G S S A H R P P A L S A R A P 6 268 P A L S A R A P V P A A S P A 6 272 A R A P V P A A S P A A W L P 6 273 R A P V P A A S P A A W L P L 6 282 A A W L P L R T P W T R P S S 6 287 L R T P W T R P S S C P T S S 6 289 T P W T R P S S C P T S S S T 6 290 P W T R P S S C P T S S S T Y 6 291 W T R P S S C P T S S S T Y D 6 298 P T S S S T Y D S L S P Y G P 6 300 S S S T Y D S L S P Y G P R N 6 308 S P Y G P R N P L P N P R H S 6 314 N P L P N P R H S P S G G G G 6 315 P L P N P R H S P S G G G G L 6 316 L P N P R H S P S G G G G L K 6 317 P N P R H S P S G G G G L K K 6 348 K P Q R K P K S E N N S W Y V 6 354 K S E N N S W Y V E N G R P A 6 359 S W Y V E N G R P A D L A G S 6 361 Y V E N G R P A D L A G S G Y 6 362 V E N G R P A D L A G S G Y C 6 363 E N G R P A D L A G S G Y C G 6 364 N G R P A D L A G S G Y C G A 6 366 R P A D L A G S G Y C G A L W 6 374 G Y C G A L W K A I E S L E E 6 378 A L W K A I E S L E E G L G G 6 381 K A I E S L E E G L G G K Q K 6 384 E S L E E G L G G K Q K D K E 6 393 K Q K D K E R K A E N G P H L 6 394 Q K D K E R K A E N G P H L L 6 400 K A E N G P H L L V E A E Q A 6 1 M L E H T T K T F P L R A L H 3 28 K M K Q D K K V D L L V P T K 3 166 L S G A P H E V G W K Y Q A V 3 53 D F G H V Q F V G S Y K L A Y 2 69 N D G E H W T V Y Q D E K Q R 2 80 E K Q R K D K V L L G R K A V 2 87 V L L G R K A V V V S C E G I 2 99 E G I N I S G S F C R N K L K 2 118 L H K R M N T N P S R R P Y H 2 173 V G W K Y Q A V T A T L E E K 2 194 I H Y R K N K Q L M R L Q K Q 2 195 H Y R K N K Q L M R L Q K Q A 2 234 F I F K T I A P L A A T R A T 2 246 R A T R I G H P G G R T P R A 2 278 A A S P A A W L P L R T P W T 2 299 T S S S T Y D S L S P Y G P R 2 303 T Y D S L S P Y G P R N P L P 2 324 S G G G G L K K P A R H C Q G 2 355 S E N N S W Y V E N G R P A D 2 3 E H T T K T F P L R A L H I V 1 24 H S G Q K M K Q D K K V D L L 1 27 Q K M K Q D K K V D L L V P T 1 30 K Q D K K V D L L V P T K V T 1 38 L V P T K V T G I I T Q G A K 1 42 K V T G I I T Q G A K D F G H 1 47 I T Q G A K D F G H V Q F V G 1 52 K D F G H V Q F V G S Y K L A 1 66 A Y S N D G E H W T V Y Q D E 1 77 Y Q D E K Q R K D K V L L G R 1 102 N I S G S F C R N K L K Y L A 1 108 C R N K L K Y L A F L H K R M 1 110 N K L K Y L A F L H K R M N T 1 152 C P Q G H A S E A Y K K V C L 1 153 P Q G H A S E A Y K K V C L S 1 175 W K Y Q A V T A T L E E K R K 1 184 L E E K R K E K A E I H Y R K 1 201 Q L M R L Q K Q A E K N M K K 1 204 R L Q K Q A E K N M K K K I D 1 205 L Q K Q A E K N M K K K I D K 1 209 A E K N M K K K I D K Y T E S 1 221 T E S P G G G S P R G L G F I 1 225 G G G S P R G L G F I F K T I 1 227 G S P R G L G F I F K T I A P 1 237 K T I A P L A A T R A T R I G 1 277 P A A S P A A W L P L R T P W 1 319 P R H S P S G G G G L K K P A 1 320 R H S P S G G G G L K K P A R 1 325 G G G G L K K P A R H C Q G Q 1 330 K K P A R H C Q G Q K H N V L 1 352 K P K S E N N S W Y V E N G R 1 369 D L A G S G Y C G A L W K A I 1 397 K E R K A E N G P H L L V E A 1 399 R K A E N G P H L L V E A E Q 1

TABLE LII Exon Number Start End (A). Exon compositions of 151P3D4 v.1 Exon 1 1 289 Exon 2 290 415 Exon 3 416 787 Exon 4 788 1090 Exon 5 1091 1957 (B). Exon compositions of 151P3D4 v.2 Exon 1 1 102 Exon 2 103 258 Exon 3 259 425 Exon 4 426 667 Exon 5 668 863 Exon 6 864 999 Exon 7 1000 1201 Exon 8 1202 1573 Exon 9 1574 1876 Exon 10 1877 2166

TABLE LIII Nucleotide sequence of transcript variant 151P3D4 v.2 (SEQ ID NO 61). atgttggagc atactactaa gacattcccc ttaagagcac tgcacatagt tgtggaaagc 60 attagggacc acagtggcca aaaaatgaag caggataaga aggtggatct tcttgttcca 120 accaaagtga ctggcatcat tacacaagga gctaaagatt ttggtcatgt acagtttgtt 180 ggctcctaca aactggctta cagcaatgat ggagaacact ggactgtata ccaggatgaa 240 aagcaaagaa aagataaggt actgctgggc cggaaggcgg tggtcgtaag ctgcgaaggc 300 atcaacattt ctggcagttt ctgcagaaac aagttgaagt acctggcttt cctccacaag 360 cggatgaaca ccaacccttc tcgacgcccc taccacttcc aggtccccag ccgcatcttc 420 tggcgacaag aaaaagcaga tggtggttcc tgctgccctc aaggtcatgc gtctgaagcc 480 tacaagaaag tttgcctatc tggggcgcct cacgaggttg gctggaagta ccaggcagtg 540 acagccaccc tggaggaaaa gaggaaagag aaagccgaga tccactaccg gaagaataaa 600 cagctcatga ggctacagaa acaggccgag aagaacatga agaagaaaat tgacaaatac 660 acagagagtc caggaggagg cagtccccgt ggcttaggct ttatctttaa gacaatagcg 720 ccgctcgccg ccacccgcgc gactcggatc gggcatcccg gcggccgcac cccgcgcgct 780 ggctcatctg cacaccggcc acctgcattg tcggccagag cccccgtccc ggcggcttcc 840 ccagcagctt ggctgcccct caggacgccc tggacccgcc catcctcctg ccccactagc 900 tcatcgactt acgactccct cagtccctac ggcccacgga accctctccc caacccgcgc 960 cacagcccga gcggcggcgg cggccttaag aagcccgcaa gacactgtca aggtcaaaag 1020 cacaatgtgc tagccagggg gaaaccccag agaaagccaa aatctgaaaa taacagctgg 1080 tatgtagaaa acggcagacc tgctgacttg gcaggctcag gatattgtgg tgctctttgg 1140 aaggcaatag agtccttgga ggaaggactt ggaggaaaac aaaaggacaa ggaaaggaaa 1200 gcagaaaatg gcccccatct acttgtggaa gcagagcaag ccaaggtgtt ttcacacaga 1260 ggtggcaatg ttacactgcc atgtaaattt tatcgagacc ctacagcatt tggctcagga 1320 atccataaaa tccgaattaa gtggaccaag ctaacttcgg attacctcaa ggaagtggat 1380 gtttttgttt ccatgggata ccacaaaaaa acctatggag gctaccaggg tagagtgttt 1440 ctgaagggag gcagtgatag tgatgcttct ctggtcatca cagacctcac tctggaagat 1500 tatgggagat ataagtgtga ggtgattgaa ggattagaag atgatactgt tgtggtagca 1560 ctggacttac aaggtgtggt attcccttac tttccacgac tggggcgcta caatctcaat 1620 tttcacgagg cgcagcaggc gtgtctggac caggatgctg tgatcgcctc cttcgaccag 1680 ctgtacgacg cctggcgggg cgggctggac tggtgcaatg ccggctggct cagtgatggc 1740 tctgtgcaat atcccatcac aaagcccaga gagccctgtg gggggcagaa cacagtgccc 1800 ggagtcagga actacggatt ttgggataaa gataaaagca gatatgatgt tttctgtttt 1860 acatccaatt tcaatggccg tttttactat ctgatccacc ccaccaaact gacctatgat 1920 gaagcggtgc aagcttgtct caatgatggt gctcagattg caaaagtggg ccagatattt 1980 gctgcctgga aaattctcgg atatgaccgc tgtgatgcgg gctggttggc ggatggcagc 2040 gtccgctacc ccatctctag gccaagaagg cgctgcagtc ctactgaggc tgcagtgcgc 2100 ttcgtgggtt tcccagataa aaagcataag ctgtatggtg tctactgctt cagagcatac 2160 aactga 2166

TABLE LIV Nucleotide sequence alignment of 121P1F1 v.1 (SEQ ID NO 62) and 151P3D4 v.2 (SEQ ID NO 63). 151P3D4v.1 ------------------------------------------------------------ 151P3D4v.2 ATGTTGGAGCATACTACTAAGACATTCCCCTTAAGAGCACTGCACATAGTTGTGGAAAGC 60 151P3D4v.1 ------------------------------------------------------------ 151P3D4v.2 ATTAGGGACCACAGTGGCCAAAAAATGAAGCAGGATAAGAAGGTGGATCTTCTTGTTCCA 120 151P3D4v.1 ------------------------------------------------------------ 151P3D4v.2 ACCAAAGTGACTGGCATCATTACACAAGGAGCTAAAGATTTTGGTCATGTACAGTTTGTT 180 151P3D4v.1 ------------------------------------------------------------ 151P3D4v.2 GGCTCCTACAAACTGGCTTACAGCAATGATGGAGAACACTGGACTGTATACCAGGATGAA 240 151P3D4v.1 ------------------------------------------------------------ 151P3D4v.2 AAGCAAAGAAAAGATAAGGTACTGCTGGGCCGGAAGGCGGTGGTCGTAAGCTGCGAAGGC 300 151P3D4v.1 ------------------------------------------------------------ 151P3D4v.2 ATCAACATTTCTGGCAGTTTCTGCAGAAACAAGTTGAAGTACCTGGCTTTCCTCCACAAG 360 151P3D4v.1 ------------------------------------------------------------ 151P3D4v.2 CGGATGAACACCAACCCTTCTCGACGCCCCTACCACTTCCAGGTCCCCAGCCGCATCTTC 420 151P3D4v.1 ------------------------------------------------------------ 151P3D4v.2 TGGCGACAAGAAAAAGCAGATGGTGGTTCCTGCTGCCCTCAAGGTCATGCGTCTGAAGCC 480 151P3D4v.1 ------------------------------------------------------------ 151P3D4v.2 TACAAGAAAGTTTGCCTATCTGGGGCGCCTCACGAGGTTGGCTGGAAGTACCAGGCAGTG 540 151P3D4v.1 ------------------------------------------------------------ 151P3D4v.2 ACAGCCACCCTGGAGGAAAAGAGGAAAGAGAAAGCCGAGATCCACTACCGGAAGAATAAA 600 151P3D4v.1 ------------------------------------------------------------ 151P3D4v.2 CAGCTCATGAGGCTACAGAAACAGGCCGAGAAGAACATGAAGAAGAAAATTGACAAATAC 660 151P3D4v.1 ------------------------------------------------------------ 151P3D4v.2 ACAGAGAGTCCAGGAGGAGGCAGTCCCCGTGGCTTAGGCTTTATCTTTAAGACAATAGCG 720 151P3D4v.1 ----------------------------------------------TTAGGCTGTA-ATT 13 151P3D4v.2 CCGCTCGCCGCCACCCGCGCGACTCGGATCGGGCATCCCGGCGGCCGCACCCCGCGCGCT 780                                                 *  * *     * 151P3D4v.1 AGGGGATTTGGGAGGAGA--ACTTTCCTGGTGACGCTTTGCTTTTCTTCTGCT--CTTGG 69 151P3D4v.2 GGCTCATCTGCACACCGGCCACCTGCATTGTCGGCCAGAGCCCCCGTCCCGGCGGCTTCC 840  *   ** **      *   ** * * * **    *   **     * * *    *** 151P3D4v.1 TGAGAAAGT-GCCTCCTTCTTCCCAGGATCAGGACCT-CTGCCATCCAGCGCCACAA-- 124 151P3D4v.2 CCAGCAGCTTGGCTGCCCCTCAGGACGCCCTGGACCCGCCCATCCTCCTGCCCCACTAGC 900   ** *  * * ** *  **    * *  * *****   *   * *** ** **** * 151P3D4v.1 --AGAGACATTCTGCACACACACTCACACACACACACACACACACACTCTCACACTCGC- 181 151P3D4v.2 TCATCGACTTACGACTCCCTCAGTCCCTACGGCCCACGGA-ACCCTCTCCCCAACCCGCG 959   *  *** * *  * * * ** ** *     * ***  * ** * *** *  ** *** 151P3D4v.1 CCAGAGACAAACTTAAGGTGAGG-----AGAAAGAGCGCTA--CGTTCACTTGATCTCCA 234 151P3D4v.2 CCACAGCCCGAGCGGCGGCGGCGGCCTTAAGAAGCCCGCAAGACACTGTCAAGGTCAAAA 1019 *** ** *  *     ** *  *     *  ***  *** *  *  *  *  * **   * 151P3D4v.1 GC------TTCCAACTTAAGCAGAACTTGAGAGCATCCGAACTCCTGGATTTCAGGACAA 288 151P3D4v.2 GCACAATGTGCTAGCCAGGGGGAAACCCCAGAGAAAGCCAAAATCTGAAAATAACAGCTG 1079 **      * * * *    *   ***   **** *  * **   *** *  * *   * 151P3D4v.1 GTGAAGAAGATTCTTTGGGC-TATAAAGATGA-AGAGTCTACTTCTTCTGGTGCTGATTT 346 151P3D4v.2 GTATGTAGAAAACGGCAGACCTGCTGACTTGGCAGGCTCAGGATATTGTGGTGCTCTTTG 1139 **    *  *  *    * * *    *  **  **  **    * ** *******  ** 151P3D4v.1 CAATCTGCTGGGCTGATCATCTTTCAGACAACTATACTCTGGATCATGACAGAGCTATTC 406 151P3D4v.2 GAAGGCAATAGA------GTCCTTGGAGGAAGGACTTGGAGGAAAACAAAAGGACAAGGA 1193  **     * *        ** **     **  *      ***  *  * **  * * 151P3D4v.1 ACATCCAAGCAGAAAATGGCCCCCATCTACTTGTGGAAGCAGAGCAAGCCAAGGTGTTTT 466 151P3D4v.2 A-AGGAAAGCAGAAAATGGCCCCCATCTACTTGTGGAAGCAGAGCAAGCCAAGGTGTTTT 1252 * *   ****************************************************** 151P3D4v.1 CACACAGAGGTGGCAATGTTACACTGCCATGTAAATTTTATCGAGACCCTACAGCATTTG 526 151P3D4v.2 CACACAGAGGTGGCAATGTTACACTGCCATGTAAATTTTATCGAGACCCTACAGCATTTG 1312 ************************************************************ 151P3D4v.1 GCTCAGGAATCCATAAAATCCGAATTAAGTGGACCAAGCTAACTTCGGATTACCTCAAGG 586 151P3D4v.2 GCTCAGGAATCCATAAAATCCGAATTAAGTGGACCAAGCTAACTTCGGATTACCTCAAGG 1372 ************************************************************ 151P3D4v.1 AAGTGGATGTTTTTGTTTCCATGGGATACCACAAAAAAACCTATGGAGGCTACCAGGGTA 646 151P3D4v.2 AAGTGGATGTTTTTGTTTCCATGGGATACCACAAAAAAACCTATGGAGGCTACCAGGGTA 1432 ************************************************************ 151P3D4v.1 GAGTGTTTCTGAAGGGAGGCAGTGATAGTGATGCTTCTCTGGTCATCACAGACCTCACTC 706 151P3D4v.2 GAGTGTTTCTGAAGGGAGGCAGTGATAGTGATGCTTCTCTGGTCATCACAGACCTCACTC 1492 ************************************************************ 151P3D4v.1 TGGAAGATTATGGGAGATATAAGTGTGAGGTGATTGAAGGATTAGAAGATGATACTGTTG 766 151P3D4v.2 TGGAAGATTATGGGAGATATAAGTGTGAGGTGATTGAAGGATTAGAAGATGATACTGTTG 1552 ************************************************************ 151P3D4v.1 TGGTAGCACTGGACTTACAAGGTGTGGTATTCCCTTACTTTCCACGACTGGGGCGCTACA 826 151P3D4v.2 TGGTAGCACTGGACTTACAAGGTGTGGTATTCCCTTACTTTCCACGACTGGGGCGCTACA 1612 ************************************************************ 151P3D4v.1 ATCTCAATTTTCACGAGGCGCAGCAGGCGTGTCTGGACCAGGATGCTGTGATCGCCTCCT 886 151P3D4v.2 ATCTCAATTTTCACGAGGCGCAGCAGGCGTGTCTGGACCAGGATGCTGTGATCGCCTCCT 1672 ************************************************************ 151P3D4v.1 TCGACCAGCTGTACGACGCCTGGCGGGGCGGGCTGGACTGGTGCAATGCCGGCTGGCTCA 946 151P3D4v.2 TCGACCAGCTGTACGACGCCTGGCGGGGCGGGCTGGACTGGTGCAATGCCGGCTGGCTCA 1732 ************************************************************ 151P3D4v.1 GTGATGGCTCTGTGCAATATCCCATCACAAAGCCCAGAGAGCCCTGTGGGGGCCAGAACA 1006 151P3D4v.2 GTGATGGCTCTGTGCAATATCCCATCACAAAGCCCAGAGAGCCCTGTGGGGGGCAGAACA 1792 **************************************************** ******* 151P3D4v.1 CAGTGCCCGGAGTCAGGAACTACGGATTTTGGGATAAAGATAAAAGCAGATATGATGTTT 1066 151P3D4v.2 CAGTGCCCGGAGTCAGGAACTACGGATTTTGGGATAAAGATAAAAGCAGATATGATGTTT 1852 ************************************************************ 151P3D4v.1 TCTGTTTTACATCCAATTTCAATGGCCGTTTTTACTATCTGATCCACCCCACCAAACTGA 1126 151P3D4v.2 TCTGTTTTACATCCAATTTCAATGGCCGTTTTTACTATCTGATCCACCCCACCAAACTGA 1912 ************************************************************ 151P3D4v.1 CCTATGATGAAGCGGTGCAAGCTTGTCTCAATGATGGTGCTCAGATTGCAAAAGTGGGCC 1186 151P3D4v.2 CCTATGATGAAGCGGTGCAAGCTTGTCTCAATGATGGTGCTCAGATTGCAAAAGTGGGCC 1972 ************************************************************ 151P3D4v.1 AGATATTTGCTGCCTGGAAAATTCTCGGATATGACCGCTGTGATGCGGGCTGGTTGGCGG 1246 151P3D4v.2 AGATATTTGCTGCCTGGAAAATTCTCGGATATGACCGCTGTGATGCGGGCTGGTTGGCGG 2032 ************************************************************ 151P3D4v.1 ATGGCAGCGTCCGCTACCCCATCTCTAGGCCAAGAAGGCGCTGCAGTCCTACTGAGGCTG 1306 151P3D4v.2 ATGGCAGCGTCCGCTACCCCATCTCTAGGCCAAGAAGGCGCTGCAGTCCTACTGAGGCTG 2092 ************************************************************ 151P3D4v.1 CAGTGCGCTTCGTGGGTTTCCCAGATAAAAAGCATAAGCTGTATGGTGTCTACTGCTTCA 1366 151P3D4v.2 CAGTGCGCTTCGTGGGTTTCCCAGATAAAAAGCATAAGCTGTATGGTGTCTACTGCTTCA 2152 ************************************************************ 151P3D4v.1 GAGCATACAACTGAATGTGCCCTTAGAGCGCATCAGTTTTAAAGTCATTAAGAACATGTG 1426 151P3D4v.2 GAGCATACAACTGA---------------------------------------------- 2166 ************** 151P3D4v.1 AAAGGTGTTTTTTTTTTCCAATATGAACTCATGCAAGTTACCAAAACTGTGATAACCCTT 1486 151P3D4v.2 ------------------------------------------------------------ 151P3D4v.1 TTTTACTTACTGTAAAGAGTCATTTTCATAAGATCAATTCATTGATTTGTTTTTTGTAAA 1546 151P3D4v.2 ------------------------------------------------------------ 151P3D4v.1 GCTATCATTCAATATATATTATAAATTAATATAAATTTAAGGGAAGCTCTATGTAAGGAG 1606 151P3D4v.2 ------------------------------------------------------------ 151P3D4v.1 ACTTAGAGCCAAACTGTTTAAGCTGTATCATCCCAACAAAGTATCCTTTCATGAACGGGG 1666 151P3D4v.2 ------------------------------------------------------------ 151P3D4v.1 CATGCATAGCTTAGATTGCTAGGATTAATTAAGGAAAGTAAAGCTACTCAGAGCAA 1726 151P3D4v.2 ------------------------------------------------------------ 151P3D4v.1 CAGGTTCCACAAGCACAAACTTTACACATTTGTACAATTTTGAAATGCACTACAATAAAC 1786 151P3D4v.2 ------------------------------------------------------------ 151P3D4v.1 AAATTAGAGCAACACATTTGAAATACAGGCTTCTTTACATAAACTGAGAGGTTATACAAA 1846 151P3D4v.2 ------------------------------------------------------------ 151P3D4v.1 ACTCAGTTTCACAAGGGAACAATCTATACCTTTCTAAAAGTTAATATTTCAAGTCTCTAA 1906 151P3D4v.2 ------------------------------------------------------------ 151P3D4v.1 TAGGCAGAATATTTTACTCTTTAAAATCCTGCCTTTCTGACCAAAAAAAAA 1957 151P3D4v.2 ---------------------------------------------------

TABLE LV Amino acid sequence alignment of 151P3D4 v.1 (SEQ ID NO 64) and 151P3D4 v.2 (SEQ ID NO 65). 151P3D4v.1 ------------------------------------------------------------ 151P3D4v.2 MLEHTTKTFPLRALHIVVESIRDHSGQKMKQDKKVDLLVPTKVTGIITQGAKDFGHVQFV 60 151P3D4v.1 ------------------------------------------------------------ 151P3D4v.2 GSYKLAYSNDGEHWTVYQDEKQRKDKVLLGRKAVVVSCEGINISGSFCRNKLKYLAFLHK 120 151P3D4v.1 -------MKSLLLLVLISICWADHLSDN-------------------------------- 21 151P3D4v.2 RMNTNPSRRPYHFQVPSRIFWRQEKADGGSCCPQGHASEAYKKVCLSGAPHEVGWKYQAV 180         :.  : *   * * :. :*. 151P3D4v.1 ---------------------------------------YT------------------- 23 151P3D4v.2 TATLEEKRKEKAEIHYRKNKQLMRLQKQAEKNMKKKIDKYTESPGGGSPRGLGFIFKTIA 240                                        ** 151P3D4v.1 -LDHDRAIHI-------------------------------------------------- 32 151P3D4v.2 PLAATRATRIGHPGGRTPRAGSSAHRPPALSARAPVPAASPAAWLPLRTPWTRPSSCPTS 300  *   ** :* 151P3D4v.1 ------------------------------------------------------------ 151P3D4v.2 SSTYDSLSPYGPRNPLPNPRHSPSGGGGLKKPARHCQGQKHNVLARGKPQRKPKSENNSW 360 151P3D4v.1 ---------------------------------------QAENGPHLLVEAEQAKVFSHR 53 151P3D4v.2 YVENGRPADLAGSGYCGALWKAIESLEEGLGGKQKDKERKAENGPHLLVEAEQAKVFSHR 420                                        :******************** 151P3D4v.1 GGNVTLPCKFYRDPTAFGSGIHKIRIKWTKLTSDYLKEVDVFVSMGYHKKTYGGYQGRVF 113 151P3D4v.2 GGNVTLPCKFYRDPTAFGSGIHKIRIKWTKLTSDYLKEVDVFVSMGYHKKTYGGYQGRVF 480 ************************************************************ 151P3D4v.1 LKGGSDSDASLVITDLTLEDYGRYKCEVIEGLEDDTVVVALDLQGVVFPYFPRLGRYNLN 173 151P3D4v.2 LKGGSDSDASLVITDLTLEDYGRYKCEVIEGLEDDTVVVALDLQGVVFPYFPRLGRYNLN 540 ************************************************************ 151P3D4v.1 FHEAQQACLDQDAVIASFDQLYDAWRGGLDWCNAGWLSDGSVQYPITKPREPCGGQNTVP 233 151P3D4v.2 FHEAQQACLDQDAVIASFDQLYDAWRGGLDWCNAGWLSDGSVQYPITKPREPCGGQNTVP 600 ************************************************************ 151P3D4v.1 GVRNYGFWDKDKSRYDVFCFTSNFNGRFYYLIHPTKLTYDEAVQACLNDGAQIAKVGQIF 293 151P3D4v.2 GVRNYGFWDKDKSRYDVFCFTSNFNGRFYYLIHPTKLTYDEAVQACLNDGAQIAKVGQIF 660 ************************************************************ 151P3D4v.1 AAWKILGYDRCDAGWLADGSVRYPISRPRRRCSPTEAAVRFVGFPDKKHKLYGVYCFRAY 353 151P3D4v.2 AAWKILGYDRCDAGWLADGSVRYPISRPRRRCSPTEAAVRFVGFPDKKHKLYGVYCFRAY 720 ************************************************************ 151P3D4v.1 N 354 151P3D4v.2 N 721 * 

1. An isolated polynucleotide comprising the sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO's: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20 and
 22. 2. The polynucleotide of claim 1, wherein the polynucleotide is selected from the group consisting of: (a) a polynucleotide comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO:2, from nucleotide residue numbers 316 through 1380; (b) a polynucleotide comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO:4, from nucleotide residue numbers 1 through 2166; (c) a polynucleotide comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO:6, from nucleotide residue numbers 316 through 1380; (d) a polynucleotide comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO:8, from nucleotide residue numbers 316 through 1380; (e) a polynucleotide comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO:10, from nucleotide residue numbers 316 through 1380; (f) a polynucleotide comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO:12, from nucleotide residue numbers 316 through 1380; (g) a polynucleotide comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO:14, from nucleotide residue numbers 316 through 1380; (h) a polynucleotide comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO:16, from nucleotide residue numbers 316 through 1380; (i) a polynucleotide comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO:18, from nucleotide residue numbers 316 through 1380; (j) a polynucleotide comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO:20, from nucleotide residue numbers 316 through 1380; and (k) a polynucleotide comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO:22, from nucleotide residue numbers 316 through
 1380. 3. A recombinant expression vector comprising a polynucleotide of claim 1, wherein the vector is a viral vector.
 4. The recombinant expression vector of claim 3, wherein the viral vector is selected from the group consisting of vaccinia, fowlpox, canarypox, adenovirus, influenza, poliovirus, adeno-associated virus, lentivirus, and Sindbis virus.
 5. A host cell that contains an expression vector of claim
 4. 6. A pharmaceutical composition comprising the polynucleotide of claim 1 and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
 7. A process for producing a 151P3D4 protein comprising culturing a host cell of claim 5 under conditions sufficient for the production of the protein, and recovering the 151P3D4 protein from the culture.
 8. The process of claim 7, wherein the protein is recovered using chromatography. 